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Geriatric Patients (Cheshire)

Volume 891: debated on Monday 5 May 1975

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asked the Secretary of State for Social Services (1) how many persons on the waiting list for admission to a geriatric bed are now residing in local authority residential accommodation in the area covered by the Congleton and Macclesfield group of hospitals;(2) how many persons are waiting for geriatric beds in the area covered by the Macclesfield and Congleton groups of hospitals.

Eight persons are waiting for admission to geriatric hospital beds, of whom none are known to be in local authority residential accommodation.

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services what is the average weekly cost of keeping a geriatric patient in West Heath Hospital, Congleton, Parkside Hospital, Macclesfield, Moss Lane Hospital, Macclesfield, West Park Hospital, Macclesfield, and Collar House, Prestbury, Macclesfield, respectively.

Separate costs are not available for specialities but in the year ending 31st March 1974 the average weekly in-patient cost for each hospital of which only West Heath caters specifically for geriatric patients was as follows:

£
West Heath50·93
Parkside36·84
Moss Lane 53·49
West Park112·37
Collar House47·74

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services what is the average waiting period for persons requiring geriatric beds in the area covered by the Macclesfield and Congleton group of hospitals.

Averages are misleading as waiting times for admission vary according to the circumstances of individual cases, but on average patients admitted during April had waited eight days.

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many geriatric beds are available within the area covered by the Macclesfield and Congleton group of hospitals; and how this compares with the average for the North-West and the national average, respectively.

Average numbers during 1973 were:

BedsBeds per 1,000 population over 65
Macclesfield2259·8
North Western and Mersey Regions8,0959·1
England56,1848·8