§ Mr. CousinsTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many acute psychiatric beds were available for(a) children, (b) the elderly and (c) other ages in secure units within the Newcastle and North Tyneside Health Authority Area in (i) 1996–97 and (ii) the most recent available period; what the occupancy rate was; and what delayed discharge issues occurred. [54691]
§ Jacqui SmithData are not collected in the format requested. Information on beds in wards designated as mental illness short stay/secure is given in the table.
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1996–97 Available beds Occupied beds % occupancy Newcastle City Health NHS Trust Mental Illness—Children—short stay 23 16 71.0 Mental Illness—Elderly—short stay 68 47 69.3 Mental Illness—Secure unit—other ages 31 29 92.8 Mental Illness—other ages—short stay 192 172 89.4 North Tyneside Health Care NHS Trust Mental Illness—Elderly—short stay 33 24 73.3 Total Acute Mental Illness beds for NHS Trusts in Newcastle & North Tyneside Health Authority area, 1996–97 347 288 83.0 Source:
KH03—Bed availability and occupancy.
Notes:
1. The figures shown in the table are not a true reflection of beds in the Newcastle and North Tyneside Health Authority area as in its area it may contain hospitals that come under a different NHS Trust whose main site may fall into a different health authority.
2. The mental health services provided by Newcastle City Health and Northumberland Mental Health Trust merged on the 1 April 2001, to form Newcastle, North Tyneside and Northumberland Mental Health NHS Trust.
3. North Tyneside Health Care NHS Trust does not appear for 2000–01 as it merged in 1998 with Northumberland Community Health and Cheviot and Wansbeck to form Northumbria Healthcare NHS Trust. The main site for the newly formed NHS Trust falls into another Health Authority.