§ Mr. Paul MarsdenTo ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will list the number of(a) general and (b) acute NHS hospital beds (i) nationally and (ii) in Shropshire for each year from 1992 to date; and if he will make a statement. [66050]
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§ Mr. DenhamBed availability data are collected by National Health Service trusts. The information provided in Table 2 is an aggregate of the figures for all NHS trusts to reflect the 1997–98 structure of the Shropshire Health Authority geographic area.
Table 1: Average daily number of available beds open overnight (i.e. 24 hours), 1991–92 to 1997–98, England Year Acute1 General2 and acute Total3 1991–92 115,140 157,247 242,677 1992–93 112,862 153,208 232,201 1993–94 109,713 147,153 219,476 1994–95 108,008 144,803 211,812 1995–96 108,296 142,624 206,136 1996–97 108,869 140,515 198,848 1997–98 107,807 138,047 193,625
Table 2: Average daily number of available beds open overnight (i.e. 24 hours), 1991–92 to 1997–98, Shropshire Health Authority year Acute1 General2and acute Total3 1991–92 1,076 1,216 1,709 1992–93 978 1,092 1,565 1993–94 859 1,096 1,510 1994–95 872 1,110 1,500 1995–96 817 1,084 1,471 1996–97 843 1,117 1,515 1997–98 791 1,059 1,398 1 Since 1996–97, acute figures have included paediatric intensive care beds. 2 General and acute is defined as acute plus geriatric. 3 Total figures are for all specialities excluding neonatal cots in maternity wards. Source:
Department of Health publications "Bed availability and occupancy for England" and "Bed availability for England"