§ Mr. Liddell-GraingerTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what the bed occupancy rates were for(a) each NHS hospital trust in England and (b) England in each year since 1991. [186513]
§ Mr. HuttonInformation 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 is due to be published later this year.
The table shows the average occupancy rate for England between 1996–97 and 2002–03. Prior to 1996–97, bed occupancy data was not collected on the bed availability return.
Bed occupancy data from 1996–97 to 1999–2000 are available in the Library and from the Department's website from 2000–01 to 2002–03 at www.performance. doh.gov.uk/hospitalactivity/index.htm.
Average occupancy rate, calculated using the average daily number of available and occupied beds in wards open overnight,
England, 1996–97 to 2092–03
Percentage occupancy All specialties General and acute 1996–97 81 3 80.8 1997–98 80 9 80.5 1998–99 82 5 82.5 1999–2000 82 7 83.1 2000–01 84 0 84.7 2001–02 85 1 86.0 2002–03 85 4 86.5 Source: Department of Health from KH03.