§ Mr. BurstowTo ask the Secretary of State for Health pursuant to the answer of 12 July 2004,Official Report, column 931W, on hospital beds, how many hospital beds were available in total in the NHS in England in (a) 1979 and (b) 1997. [186200]
§ Mr. HuttonThe table shows data on the total number of national health service available hospital beds, including both psychiatric and non-psychiatric hospitals.
The measure, "Average daily number of NHS available hospital beds" refers to the total number of NHS available beds in a year. The yearly total is the average of the daily totals in that year. The term "available" means that: the beds are available for patient use.
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Private finance initiative (PFI) schemes which have reached financial close which are completed and operational Capital value (£ million) Start on site First patient date Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust 94 30 July 1997 11 September 2000 North Cumbria Acute Hospitals NHS Trust 67 3 November 1997 10 April 2000 Buckinghamshire Hospitals NHS Trust 45 14 December 1997 17 October 2000 Queen Elizabeth Hospital NHS Trust 96 1 July 1998 28 February 2001 Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Trust 65 31 July 1998 8 April 2001 County Durham and Darlington Acute Hospitals NHS Trust (North Durham) 61 31 March 1998 2 April 2001 South Manchester University Hospitals NHS Trust 67 8 June 1998 25 July 2001 Norfolk and Norwich NHS Trust 158 9 January 1998 21 September 2001 Hereford Hospitals NHS Trust 64 31 March 1999 1 March 2002 Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust 87 18 March 1999 18 March 2002 Barnet and Chase Farm Hospitals NHS Trust 54 1 February 1999 2 March 2002 County Durham and Darlington Acute Hospitals NHS Trust (Bishop Auckland) 48 28 May 1999 8 June 2002
thousand Average daily number of NHS available hospital beds Financial year 1979 1997–98 England1 364 194 11979: calendar year Source: Annual Abstract of Statistics