§ Dr. MurrisonTo ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will make a statement on the change in the number of care home beds in(a) west Wiltshire district and (b) Salisbury district since 1997. [26734]
§ Jacqui SmithInformation for West Wiltshire and Salisbury districts is not collected separately. The table shows the number of places in residential care homes and registered beds in nursing homes, private hospitals and clinics in the Wiltshire area in 1997 and 2001.
Residential places1 and registered nursing beds in the Wiltshire2 area in 1997 and 2001, as at 31 March 1997 2001 Places in residential care homes 4,513 3,991 Registered nursing beds in nursing homes3,4 2,234 2,057 Total care beds 6,757 6,048 1 Excludes places in children's homes. 2 Information is presented for the area represented by the county of Wiltshire prior to local government re-organisation on 1 April 1997. Figures for 2001 relate to the unitary authority of Swindon and the reduced shire county area of Wiltshire. For both years, information on nursing beds relates to Wiltshire health authority (which equates to the former county of Wiltshire prior to local government re-organisation). 3 Registered beds in general and mental nursing homes, hospitals and clinics. 4 Information for registered nursing beds 1997 relates to the period 1 October 1996 to 31 March 1997. Source:
Department of Health's annual returns