Lord Lucasasked Her Majesty's Government:
How many admissions per available bed there have been each year in the general and acute sector since 1970.
§ Baroness Jay of PaddingtonThe information is shown in the following table.
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Table: number of admissions per available bed (general and acute sector) in NHS hospitals (000s) Year England Scotland Wales Northern Ireland Yearly Total 1970 —1 17 17 — 34 1971 —1 18 18 — 36 1972 —1 18 18 — 36 1973 —1 18 18 — 36 1974 20 18 19 — 57
Table: number of admissions per available bed (general and acute sector) in NHS hospitals (000s) Year England Scotland Wales Northern Ireland Yearly Total 1975 20 18 18 — 56 1976 21 19 20 — 60 1977 22 19 20 — 61 1978 22 19 20 — 61 1979 22 19 20 — 61 1980 24 20 21 — 65 1981 24 20 22 22 88 1982 24 21 22 — 67 1983 26 20 24 23 93 1984 27 21 25 24 97 1985 28 22 26 25 101 1986 29 22 27 26 104 1987–88 31 23 28 27 109 1988–89 32 24 29 30 115 1989–90 33 24 31 32 120 1990–91 35 25 32 33 125 1991–92 38 26 34 37 135 1992–93 39 27 35 41 142 1993–94 42 28 36 46 152 1994–95 43 30 37 50 160 1995–96 45 31 38 53 167 Notes:
England:
Moved to counting over the financial year rather than calendar year from 1987–88.
1 Information prior to 1974 can only be provided at disproportionate cost.
Scotland:
Due to the changes in coding classifications, certain year-on-year comparisons may not be strictly comparable.
Wales:
Moved to counting over the financial year rather than calendar year from 1983–84.
Northern Ireland:
Moved to counting over the financial year rather than calendar year from 1988–89.
Complete information is not available for 1982 due to an industrial dispute.
Information before 1981, if available, can only be provided at disproportionate cost.