HC Deb 03 December 2001 vol 376 cc129-30W
Mr. Lidington

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many acute beds there are per 1,000 residents

in (a) the Buckinghamshire Health Authority area and (b) England. [19315]

Ms Blears

[holding answer 29 November 2001]: The information requested is shown in the table.

Number of acute beds per 1,000 population in the Buckinghamshire health authority area and England 2000–01
Total acute beds:
located in Buckinghamshire HA area for England
Available acute beds 1,189 107,956
Population 692,891 49,997,089
Acute beds/1,000 population 1.72 2.16

Source:KH03