§ Sandra GidleyTo ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) for what reason figures are not available for the number of people who received intermediate care in 2000–01; [148872]
(2) for what reason figures are not available for the number of intermediate care beds there were in 2000–01. [148873]
§ Dr. LadymanThe NHS Plan announced targets for intermediate care services in July 2000. A detailed retrospective survey was undertaken by the Department to establish baseline figures for 1999–2000. From April 2001, formalised data collecting began, following the publication of defining criteria in the January 2001 circular (HSC 2001/01: LAC(2001)1).