§ Mr. LidingtonTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many funded critical care beds were closed in(a) each health authority area and (b) England at the latest available date. [19322]
§ Ms Blears[holding answer 29 November 2001]: The number of funded critical care beds that were closed in each health authority is not collected.
The latest published figures showed that there were 3,011 available adult critical care beds in national health service trusts in England at midnight on the 29 November 2001. Details are available along with the results of the census of general and acute beds that was carried out as at midnight on Thursday 29 November 2001.