HC Deb 11 May 2001 vol 368 c396W
Mr. Paul Marsden

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many(a) general and (b) acute NHS hospital beds there were at the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital in each year for 1997 to date; and if he will make a statement. [160365]

Yvette Cooper

National Health Service trusts provide healthcare, but may provide it at more than one site. Data are not collected on an individual site basis, but by entire NHS trust. The bed data for Royal Shrewsbury Hospitals NHS Trust are as follows.

Bed availability in Royal Shrewsbury Hospitals NHS Trust 1997–98 to 1999–2000

Bed availability in Royal Shrewsbury Hospitals NHS Trust 1997–98 to 1999–2000
Sector
Year Acute General and acute Total beds
1997–98 354 393 462
1998–99 375 417 486
1999–2000 374 431 499

Source:

KHO3 Department of Health