§ Mr. EtheringtonTo ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will list, by former regional health authorities and NHS Executive Regions, the number of(a) palliative care in-patient beds and (b) day and respite care places per 100,000 population for each year since 1990. [58180]
§ Mr. MilburnThe number of palliative care in-patient beds (and beds per 100,000) for each year from 1990 is shown in tables which are available in the Library. Information on the number of home care and day care services is available only for 1997 and 1998. This information is collected annually by the Hospice Information Service at St. Christopher's Hospice.