HC Deb 28 January 2003 vol 398 cc819-20W
Mr. Paul Marsden

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many places there were in(a) nursing and (b) residential homes for pensioners in each year since 1997 in (i) Shrewsbury and Atcham and (ii) Shropshire. [93085]

Jacqui Smith

Information on the number of places in nursing and residential homes in Shrewsbury and Atcham is not available.

Information on the number of places for adults aged 65 and over in Shropshire at 31 March each year from 1997 to 2001 is shown in the table. Data for 2002 are not yet available.

Residential and nursing care home places for older people1 in
Shropshire2, 1997–2001
Number of places
Residential care
As at 31 March Nursing care Shropshire including Telford and Wrekin Telford and Wrekin Shropshire excluding Telford and Wrekin
1997 3— 2,200 3— 3—
1998 1,710 3,190 3— 3—
1999 1,710 2,590 460 2,130
2000 1,740 2,460 420 2,040
2001 1,640 2,440 460 1,970
1 People aged 65 or more.
2 Residential data refers to Shropshire County for 1997 and 1998. Data for 1999 onwards are presented separately and combined for Shropshire County Council and Telford and Wrekin Unitary Authority.
Nursing data refer to Shropshire Health Authority.
3 Data not available.

Note:

Nursing care places includes beds in private hospitals and clinics.

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