HC Deb 14 May 2004 vol 421 cc636-7W
Mr. Pike

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many NHS beds were available in Burnley in each year since 1997. [167954]

Miss Melanie Johnson

Information on beds is collected on a provider basis from national health service organisations and the latest data available is for the year 2002–03. Beds data for 2003–04 will be published later this year.

Beds data for the relevant trusts is shown in the tables.

Average daily number of available beds, by sector, Burnley, Pendle and Rossendale PCT 1996–97 to 2002–03
All specialties

(excluding day only)

General

and acute

Acute Geriatric Mental

illness

Learning

disability

Maternity Day only
1996–97
1997–98
1998–99
1999–2000
2000–01
2001–02
2002–03
Source:
Department of Health form KH03