§ Dr. FoxTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many(a) adult critical care and (b) intensive care beds there were in each of the past five years. [47864]
§ Ms BlearsThe total number of critical care beds and those being used for intensive care purposes on the census day is given in the following table. The first census was carried out in March 1999 and data are not available previous to this date.
Number of critical care beds on census day Census date Total critical care beds of which intensive care 31 March 1999 2,240 1,520 30 September 1999 2,241 1,501 15 January 2000 2,362 1,555 14 July 2000 2,343 1,496 15 January 2001 2,885 1,677 16 July 2001 2,940 1,670 15 January 2002 3,030 1,711 Source:
Department of Health form KH03a