§ Mr. RuffleyTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what the average number of doctors is per 100 beds in NHS hospitals in England and Wales. [50586]
§ Mr. HuttonThe figures in the table are for the year 2000. This is the latest year for which the beds data are available.
Average number of hospital medical staff per 100 beds in England, as at 30 September 2000 Numbers Staff 65,370 Average daily available beds 2000–01 186,090 Doctors per 100 beds1 35.1 1 Calculation based on unrounded figures Sources:
Department of Health medical and dental work force census; Department of Health form KHO3
The number of hospital medical staff increased by 9 per cent. between 1997 and 2000 and by a further 3.8 per cent. between 2000 and 2001.