§ Mr. EvansTo ask the Secretary of State for Health pursuant to his answer of 14 April 2003,Official Report, column 606W, on doctor numbers (Lancashire), when the number of doctors per 100 beds in each of the
Medical and dental staff, available beds and staff per 100 beds within trusts in Lancashire: 2001–02 Number (headcount) Staff Beds1 Staff per 100 beds All Lancashire Trusts 1,931 5,438 35.5 RBV Christie Hospital NHS Trust 111 268 41.5 REU Burnley Healthcare NHS Trust 252 810 31.1 RJX Calderstones Hospital NHS Trust 15 232 6.5 RMB Blackburn, Hyndburn and Ribble Valley Health Care 269 825 32.6 RMC Bolton Hospitals NHS Trust 282 994 28.4 RME Communicare NHS Trust 74 93 79.4 RMG Guild Community Healthcare NHS Trust 56 214 26.2 RMR Blackpool Victoria 326 726 44.9 RVT North Sefton and West Lancashire Community NHS Trust 16 49 32.7 RJU and RMF Chorley and South Ribble NHS Trust2 and Preston Acute Hospitals NHS Trust2 530 1,228 43.2 1 Average daily number of available beds 2 These two trusts merged on 1 August 2002. For 2001–02 they provided a combined return on bed numbers and therefore it is not possible to show the number of staff per 100 beds on an independent trust basis. Sources:
Department of Health medical and dental workforce census, as at 30 September 2001
Department of Health form KH03, 2001–02