§ Mr. BurnsTo ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to his answer of 23 October 2001,Official Report, column 159W, how many residential nursing homes have closed and beds been lost in Great Britain and Northern Ireland since 1 May 1997. [11944]
§ Jacqui Smith[holding answer 2 November 2001]: I refer the hon. Member to the reply I gave on 23 October 2001, Official Report, columns 159–60W. The figures are for England only. Figures for other parts of the United Kingdom are matters for the devolved Assemblies.
§ Mr. BurnsTo ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to his answer of 23 October 2001,Official Report, columns 159-60W, which client groups have been included in the figures provided in written answers N115 and N113 tables 1 and 2. [11946]
§ Jacqui Smith[holding answer 2 November 2001]: The number of residential care homes, residential places in these homes and year on year changes, refer to the adult and older people client groups of: older people; younger physically/sensorily disabled adults; older mentally infirm adults; people with mental illness; people with learning disabilities and alcohol/drug misusers and other people. For residential care homes, information on client groups is based on the principal client group of the homes as defined for registration purposes and not of the client group of the places.
The number of nursing homes, registered nursing beds and year-on-year changes refers to all those available and includes those intended for children, older people, younger adults and for maternity usage and all of the primary registration categories. For nursing care homes, the allocation of homes and places is based on a combination of primary registration category (general nursing, people with learning disabilities, specialist nursing, maternity, mental health nursing, specialist mental health nursing, general specialities and other) and intended use (children, older person, other person).
Information by client group is available in the publications "Community Care Statistics 2000: Residential Personal Social Services for adults" and "Community Care Statistics 2000: Private Nursing Homes, Hospitals and Clinics". Copies of these publications are available 110W in the Library and on the Department's website at www.doh.gov.uk/public/sb0028.htm and sb0107.htm respectively.
§ Mr. BurnsTo ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to his written answers of 23 October 2001,Official Report, column 159-60W, whether the figures provided include small residential homes of less than four beds. [11947]
§ Jacqui Smith[holding answer 2 November 2001]: The figures include residential care homes (and places) for small homes, defined as homes with less than four places, registered under the Registered Homes (Amendment) Act 1991.