§ Mr. BurstowTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many hospitals provide(a) acute services and (b) 24 hour accident and emergency services in England. [133726]
§ Ms Rosie WintertonIn the year 2001–02, there were 187 acute trusts in England, each of which may include more than one hospital that provides acute services.
In the first quarter of 2003–04, there were 210 major accident and emergency departments in England offering 24-hour services. In addition, there were over 50 single-specialty departments and over 240 minor injury units/national health service walk-in centres.