HC Deb 25 February 2002 vol 380 c1022W
Dr. Murrison

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what progress has been made towards providing the additional intermediate care beds announced in the NHS Plan. [35410]

Jacqui Smith

The NHS Plan set a target of 5,000 extra national health service intermediate-care beds by March 2004, over the baseline of 1999–2000.

A survey undertaken last summer indicates that by the end of this year (2001–02) we shall have 2,400 extra beds.

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