HC Deb 31 January 2000 vol 343 c453W
Mr. Ronnie Campbell

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what is the current number of beds in the Wansbeck General Hospital; and what projections he has made of future bed numbers. [107155]

Mr. Denham

The Northumbria Healthcare National Health Service Trust has indicated that there are currently 308 beds at Wansbeck General Hospital. The trust is pursuing a private finance initiative solution to rationalise all beds at the Wansbeck General Hospital and Ashington Hospital on the Wansbeck site.