asked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will list the hospitals closed since 3 May 1979, the number of beds closed in each, and give the national totals.
From the information we have centrally, the number of whole hospitals approved for closure and their total number of beds, is as follows:
| Hospitals | Beds | |
| May-December 1979 | 18 | 1,255 |
| January-December 1980 | 41 | 2,500 |
| January-December 1981 | 32 | 2,017 |
| January-December 1982 | 17 | 895 |
| January-December 1983 | 52 | 3,638 |
| January-December 1984 | 57 | 4,037 |
| January-March 1985 | 4 | 179 |
| Total May 1979-March 1985 | 221 | 14,521 |
Region and Area/District
| Hospital
| Number of beds
| Date approved
|
| Chester | Davenham Hospital, Northwich | 32 | October 1979 |
| Wirral | St. James Hospital | 75 | July 1979 |
| Wirral | Thingwall Hospital | 48 | July 1979 |
| Wirral | Birkenhead General Hospital | 181 | July 1979 |
(ii) Hospitals approved for complete closure 1980
| |||
Region and Area/District
| Hospital
| Number of beds
| Date approved
|
Northern
| |||
| Cleveland | Overdene Maternity Home, Cleveland | 22 | February 1980 |
Yorkshire
| |||
| Leeds | Haigh Hospital, Leeds | 34 | May 1980 |
Trent
| |||
| Nottinghamshire | Adbolton Hall, Nottingham | 26 | August 1980 |
East Anglian
| |||
| Cambridgeshire | Grange Maternity Unit, Cambridge | 10 | March 1980 |
| Norfolk | Stow Hall Hospital, Norfolk | 40 | November 1980 |
North West Thames
| |||
| Bedfordshire | Luton and Dunstable Hospital, Children's Annexe | 61 | July 1980 |
| Hertfordshire | Tolmers Park Hospital, Herts | 67 | January 1980 |
| Kensington, Chelsea, Westminster | St. Columba's Hospital | 27 | August 1980 |
North East Thames
| |||
| Camden and Islington | Thomas Barlow Home | 24 | July 1980 |
| Camden and Islington | Cromwell Lodge | 29 | November 1980 |
| City and East London | London Jewish Hospital | 128 | February 1980 |
| Enfield and Haringey | Bearsted Memorial Hospital | 38 | December 1980 |
| Essex | Waltham Abbey War Memorial Hospital | 21 | December 1980 |
South East Thames
| |||
| Canterbury and Thanet | Princess Mary's Hospital, Margate | 146 | February 1980 |
| Hastings | Bexhill Convalescent Home | 78 | October 1980 |
| South East Kent | Dover Eye Unit | 34 | December 1980 |
South West Thames
| |||
| East Surrey | Caterham Main Hospital | 23 | September 1980 |
| East Surrey | Clerks Croft Hospital, Surrey | 90 | September 1980 |
| East Surrey | East Surrey Hospital | 78 | September 1980 |
| East Surrey | Horley Hospital | 16 | September 1980 |
| East Surrey | Smallfield Hospital | 190 | September 1980 |
| Mid Surrey | Cuddington Hospital | 136 | September 1980 |
| Mid Surrey | Queen Elizabeth House | 32 | May 1980 |
| Wandsworth | St. Benedict's Hospital | 213 | September 1980 |
Wessex
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| Dorset | Firs Maternity Home, Dorset | 14 | July 1980 |
| Dorset | Hahneman Convalescent Home, Dorset | 32 | September 1980 |
South Western
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| Cheltenham | Holm Hospital | 66 | March 1980 |
| Plymouth | Devonport Hospital | 132 | October 1980 |
West Midlands
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| Hereford and Worcester | Holme Lacy Hospital | 84 | November 1980 |
| Hereford and Worcester | Stretton Sugwas Hospital | 44 | July 1980 |
| Staffordshire | Groundslow Hospital | 118 | June 1980 |
| Staffordshire | Standon Hall Hospital | 79 | June 1980 |
Mersey
| |||
| Liverpool | Liverpool Psychiatric Day Hospital | 30 | September 1980 |
| Wirral | Highfield Maternity Hospital | 47 | February 1980 |
| Wirral | Wallasey Hospital for Women | 31 | May 1980 |
North Western
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| Bolton | Wilkinson Hospital | 52 | March 1980 |
| Lancashire | Deepdale Hospital | 100 | November 1980 |
| Lancashire | The Willows, Preston | 23 | November 1980 |
| Lancashire | Lostock Hall Continuation Hospital | 41 | December 1980 |
| Oldham | Strinesdale Hospital | 44 | August 1980 |
| Wigan | Pemberton Day Hospital | — | October 1980 |
(iii) Hospitals approved for complete closure 1981
| |||
Region and Area/District
| Hospital
| Number of beds
| Date approved
|
Northern
| |||
| North Tyneside | Willington Quay Maternity Hospital | 14 | November 1981 |
Yorkshire
| |||
| North Yorkshire | Fulford Maternity Hospital | 87 | January 1981 |
| Wakefield | Carr Gate Hospital | 35 | November 1981 |
| Wakefield | Headlands Hospital, Pontefract | 125 | November 1981 |
| Wakefield | Newton Lodge Annexe | 35 | November 1981 |
Trent
| |||
| Derbyshire | Smedley Memorial Hospital | 27 | February 1981 |
| Derbyshire | Parwich Hospital | 47 | May 1981 |
| Lincolnshire | Tuxford Hostel, Nottingham | 16 | August 1981 |
| Nottinghamshire | Firs Maternity Hospital | 40 | May 1981 |
| Nottingham | Nottinghamshire Women's Hospital | 132 | May 1981 |
| Sheffield | Thornbury Hospital | 58 | April 1981 |
| Sheffield | St. Joseph's Hospital, Sheffield | 90 | September 1981 |
| Sheffield | Hallwood Isolation Hospital | 18 | November 1981 |
East Anglian
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| Cambridgeshire | March Maternity Home | 10 | April 1981 |
North West Thames
| |||
| Bedfordshire | Daneswood Convalescent Home | 44 | March 1981 |
| Ealing, Hammersmith and Hounslow | Temple Hill House | 18 | March 1981 |
North East Thames
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| Barking and Haringey | St. Faith's Hospital | 293 | October 1981 |
| City and East London | Aldersbrook Hospital | 55 | October 1981 |
| City and East London | Queen Mary's Hospital, Newham | 112 | October 1981 |
| City and East London | St. Mary's Hospital, Newham | 64 | October 1981 |
South West Thames
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| Merton and Sutton | Wimbledon Hospital | 57 | October 1981 |
Wessex
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| Hampshire | Winchfield Hospital | 55 | January 1981 |
| Wiltshire | St. Martin's Hospital | 165 | April 1981 |
Oxford
| |||
| Oxfordshire | St. Mary's Hospital | 30 | July 1981 |
West Midlands
| |||
| Warwickshire | St. Mary's Hospital, Harborough Magna | 42 | October 1981 |
| Wolverhampton | Queen Victoria Nursing Institute | 20 | May 1981 |
Mersey
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| Chester | Tadley Hostel | 17 | December 1981 |
| Crewe | Wrenbury Hostel | 17 | December 1981 |
| Sefton | Fleetwood Road Hospital | 54 | October 1981 |
| Wirral | Leasowe Hospital | 123 | January 1981 |
| Wirral | Victoria Central Hospital, Surgical Unit | 95 | January 1981 |
North Western
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| Trafford | Urmston Cottage Hospital | 22 | July 1981 |
(iv) Hospitals approved for complete closure 1982
| |||
Region and Area/District
| Hospital
| Number of beds
| Date approved
|
Northern
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| Durham | Langley Park Smallpox Hospital | 24 | September 1982 |
Trent
| |||
| Leicestershire | Markfield Hospital | 119 | May 1982 |
| North Derbyshire | Chesterfield and North Derbyshire Royal Hospital | 275 | October 1982 |
| North Lincolnshire | Alexandra Hospital, Woodhall Spa | 28 | January 1982 |
| North Lincolnshire | Foxby Hill Hospital, Gainsborough | 20 | July 1982 |
North East Thames
| |||
| Camden and Islington | City of London Maternity Hospital | 86 | April 1982 |
| Camden and Islington | Whittington Home | 26 | April 1982 |
| Enfield | Enfield War Memorial Hospital | 44 | October 1982 |
Region and Area/District
| Hospital
| Number of beds
| Date approved
|
South East Thames
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| Dartford and Gravesham | Joyce Green Hospital | 22 | May 1982 |
| Tunbridge Wells | Maswell House, Tunbridge Wells | 26 | December 1982 |
South Western
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| Cornwall and Isles of Scilly | Perranporth Hospital | 31 | September 1982 |
West Midlands
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| Shropshire | Ludlow and District Hospital | 21 | September 1982 |
| Worcester and District | South Bank Nursing Home | 23 | April 1982 |
Mersey
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| Macclesfield | Collar House, Prestbury | 42 | December 1982 |
North Western
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| Bolton | Havercroft Free Discharge Unit, Bolton | 14 | February 1982 |
| Stockport | Marple Dale Hospital, Stockport | 94 | January 1982 |
| Thameside and Glossop | Apsland Maternity Home, Salford | — | June 1982 |
(v) Hospitals approved for complete closure 1983
| |||
Region and Area/District
| Hospital
| Number of beds
| Date approved
|
Northern
| |||
| South Cumbria | Kendal Green | 79 | August 1983 |
| South Cumbria | Meathop | 45 | August 1983 |
| South Cumbria | Westmoreland County | 101 | August 1983 |
Yorkshire
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| Dewsbury | Batley General | 80 | July 1983 |
| Dewsbury | Dewsbury General | 133 | July 1983 |
| Dewsbury | Mirfields Memorial | 22 | July 1983 |
| Harrogate | Carlton Lodge Maternity | 13 | December 1983 |
| Harrogage | Thistle Hill | 43 | September 1983 |
| Leeds Western | Leeds Maternity | 123 | February 1983 |
| Leeds Western | Leeds Hospital for Women | 86 | February 1983 |
Trent
| |||
| Leicester | Zachary Merton Recovery Home | 92 | June 1983 |
| North Derbyshire | Ashgate Maternity Home | 22 | January 1983 |
| North Derbyshire | Ashgate Annex E | 43 | June 1983 |
| North Derbyshire | Morton | 42 | April 1983 |
| South Derbyshire | Blakeley | 30 | March 1983 |
| South Derbyshire | Draycott | 37 | March 1983 |
| South Lincolnshire | Boston General | 58 | March 1983 |
East Anglian
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| Cambridge | Mill Road Maternity | 117 | February 1983 |
| East Suffolk | St. Helens | 61 | September 1983 |
| Huntingdon | Huntingdon County | 57 | September 1983 |
| Norwich | Home Place Convalescent Home | 32 | December 1983 |
| Norwich | Longacre Maternity Home | 12 | December 1983 |
| Peterborough | Butterfield | 12 | March 1983 |
North West Thames
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| Brent | Leamington Park | 95 | August 1983 |
| Barnet | West Hendon | 134 | September 1983 |
| North Hertfordshire | North Hertfordshire Maternity Hospital | 85 | November 1983 |
| Victoria | All Saints Hospital | 45 | December 1983 |
| Victoria | Vincent Square Day Hospital | 18 | December 1983 |
North East Thames
| |||
| Bloomsbury | Royal National Orthopaedic | 96 | October 1983 |
| Haringey | Prince of Wales | 115 | November 1983 |
| North East Essex | Clacton Maternity | 18 | February 1983 |
| North East Essex | Essex Hall | 154 | July 1983 |
South East Thames
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| Brighton | Newhaven Valley | 24 | June 1983 |
| Camberwell | St. Giles | 150 | August 1983 |
| Lewisham and Southwark | St. John's | 36 | June 1983 |
| Tunbridge Wells | Hawkenbury | 30 | July 1983 |
Region and Area/District
| Hospital
| Number of beds
| Date approved
|
South West Thames
| |||
| Croydon | Waddon Hospital | 80 | October 1983 |
| Wandsworth | South London Hospital for Women | 172 | November 1983 |
Wessex
| |||
| Portsmouth and South East Hampshire | Sandy Point | 57 | November 1983 |
| Salisbury | Fordingbridge Cottage | 22 | September 1983 |
Oxford
| |||
| East Berkshire | Farnham Park Rehabilitation Centre | 55 | November 1983 |
| Oxfordshire | Neithrop and Pines | 64 | December 1983 |
| West Berkshire | Henley War Memorial | 25 | December 1983 |
South Western
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| Frenchay | Leigh Court | 133 | June 1983 |
| Frenchay | Wendover Maternity | 16 | August 1983 |
| Plymouth | Alexander Maternity Home | 21 | March 1983 |
| Plymouth | Greenbank | 220 | March 1983 |
West Midlands
| |||
| Dudley | The Limes | 30 | December 1983 |
| Dudley | Prestwood | 135 | December 1983 |
Mersey
| |||
| Wirral | Cleaver | 132 | June 1983 |
North Western
| |||
| North Manchester | Memorial Jewish | 94 | December 1983 |
Board of Governors
| |||
| (Queen Charlotte's) | St. Leonard-on-Sea Convalescent Home | 42 | November 1983 |
(vi) Hospitals approved for complete closure January 1984 to December 1984
| |||
Region and Area/District
| Hospital
| Number of beds
| Date approved
|
Northern
| |||
| Northumberland | Stannington Children's Hospital | 40 | February 1984 |
| South Tees | Belmont | 24 | November 1984 |
Yorkshire
| |||
| Bradford | Thornton View | 82 | April 1984 |
| Grimsby | Springfield Hospital | 100 | March 1984 |
| Wakefield | Snapethorpe Hospital | 24 | March 1984 |
| East Yorkshire | Woodgates Maternity Home | 30 | November 1984 |
| Harrogate | Thistle Hill Hospital | 43 | October 1984 |
Trent
| |||
| Central Nottinghamshire | Debdale Hall Recovery Home | 37 | February 1984 |
| North Lincolnshire | Lawn Hospital | 125 | February 1984 |
| Doncaster | Swallownest | 50 | July 1984 |
| North Derbyshire | Darley Hall Maternity | 13 | September 1984 |
| Corbor Hall Maternity Home | 16 | October 1984 | |
| Nottingham | Coppice Hospital | 100 | December 1984 |
| Rotherham | Aughton Court Hospital | 62 | September 1984 |
| Sheffield | Scott Road and Commonside Hostels | 36 | October 1984 |
| Southern Derbyshire | Derwent Hospital | 108 | October 1984 |
East Anglian
| |||
| Norwich | The Vale | 99 | May 1984 |
| Blofield Hall | 21 | September 1984 | |
North West Thames
| |||
| Paddington and North Kensington | Chepstow Lodge | 47 | June 1984 |
| Hereford Lodge | 43 | July 1984 | |
| Hounslow and Spelthorne | St. John's Hospital | 33 | October 1984 |
| Hillingdon | St. John's Hospital | 102 | October 1984 |
North East Thames
| |||
| City and Hackney | The Mothers | 81 | June 1984 |
| The German | 93 | June 1984 | |
| St. Matthews | 164 | June 1984 | |
| Tower Hamlets | Mildmay Mission Hospital | 62 | March 1984 |
| Waltham Forest | Harts Hospital | 78 | May 1984 |
| Lugano Nursing Home | 26 | May 1984 | |
Region and Area/District
| Hospital
| Number of beds
| Date approved
|
South West Thames
| |||
| Merton and Sutton | Cheam Hospital | 68 | April 1984 |
| North West Surrey | Murray House, Ottershaw | 91 | April 1984 |
| East Surrey | Bletchingley Hospital | 43 | July 1984 |
| Mid-Downs | Raffey Park | 35 | October 1984 |
| Wandsworth | Royal Dental Hospital | — | September 1984 |
Wessex
| |||
| Winchester | Tichbourne Down House Hospital | 40 | April 1984 |
| Bath | Winsley Centre | 40 | November 1984 |
Oxford
| |||
| Milton Keynes | Westbury Maternity Home | 16 | January 1984 |
| Oxfordshire | Longworth | 37 | March 1984 |
| Northampton | Upton Lawn Day Hospital | 30 | October 1984 |
| East Berkshire | Canadian Red Cross Memorial Hospital | 155 | November 1984 |
South Western
| |||
| Somerset | Wellington Maternity Home | 10 | March 1984 |
| Gloucester | Cotswold Hospital | 27 | November 1984 |
West Midlands
| |||
| Bromsgrove and Redditch | Blackwell Recovery Hospital | 46 | March 1984 |
| Herefordshire | Tupsley Hospital | 31 | February 1984 |
| Mid-Staffordshire | Yarnfield Hospital | 36 | April 1984 |
| North-Staffordshire | Biddulph Grange Orthopaedic Hospital | 84 | February 1984 |
| Leek Memorial Hospital | 21 | February 1984 | |
| Lymewood Hospital | 36 | February 1984 | |
| Westcliff Hospital | 146 | February 1984 | |
| South Birmingham | Birmingham Accident Hospital | 149 | May 1984 |
| Worcester and District | St. Wulstan's Hospital | 260 | June 1984 |
| Wolverhampton | Parkfields Hospital | 47 | November 1984 |
Mersey
| |||
| Liverpool | Newsham General Hospital | 480 | March 1984 |
| Princes Park Hospital | 100 | March 1984 | |
| Heswall Hospital | 84 | November 1984 | |
| Wirral | Priory Day Hospital | 50 | October 1984 |
North Western
| |||
| Wigan | Aston Hospital | 32 | February 1984 |
| South Manchester | Duchess of York Hospital | 104 | March 1984 |
(vii) Hospitals approved for complete closure January 1985-March 1985
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Region and Area/District
| Hospital
| Number of beds
| Date approved
|
Northern
| |||
| Gateshead | Whickham Cottage Hospital | 30 | February 1985 |
North West Thames
| |||
| North Bedfordshire | Park Hospital | 38 | February 1985 |
North East Thames
| |||
| Bloomsbury | Royal Throat, Nose and Ear Hospital | 64 | January 1985 |
North Western
| |||
| Preston | Fullwood Continuation Hospital | 47 | March 1985 |
asked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will list the hospitals opened since May 1979, the number of beds brought into use in each, and give the national totals.
Thirty-eight major hospital schemes providing 12,035 beds have been completed since May 1979. They are:
| No. of beds | |
| Northern | |
| North Tyneside Phase 1 | 334 |
| Furness (Barrow) DGH Phase 1 | 382 |
No. of beds
| |
| Royal Victoria Infirmary | — |
| South Cleveland General Phase 1 | — |
Yorkshire
| |
| Grimsby DGH Phase 1 | 472 |
| Leeds General Infirmary | 291 |
Trent
| |
| Queens Medical Centre Phase 2 | 1,003 |
| Chesterfield DGH Phase 1 | 448 |
| Glenfield DGH Phase 2 | 200 |
| Rotherham DGH Phase 2 | 178 |
| Lincoln County Phase 1 | 112 |
No. of beds
| |
E Anglian
| |
| Hichinbrooke Hospital Phase 3 | 227 |
| Ipswich Phase 1 (Heath Road) Nucleus | 308 |
| Kings Lynn DGH Phase 2 | 481 |
| Great Yarmouth DGH Phase 1 | 248 |
N W Thames
| |
| Watford Shrodells Wing Phase 3 | 368 |
N E Thames
| |
| Broomfield Phase 5 | — |
| Colchester DGH Phase 2 | 286 |
| London Hospital, Clinical Buildings | — |
| Newham Hospital Phase 1 Nucleus | 293 |
S E Thames
| |
| Maidstone DGH Phase 1 Nucleus | 262 |
| Orpington DGH Phase 1 | 308 |
S W Thames
| |
| Croydon (Mayday) DGH | 330 |
| Redhill DGH (Nucleus) | 224 |
Wessex
| |
| Southampton General Phase 5 (Maternity) | 218 |
| Southampton General Phase 5 | 521 |
Oxford
| |
| Milton Keynes DGH Phase 1 | 265 |
S Western
| |
| Derriford DGH Phase 1 | 355 |
W Midlands
| |
| Stafford DGH Phase 4 | 297 |
| Dudley DGH (Russells Hall (Phase 3a)) | 414 |
Mersey
| |
| Macclesfield (Nucleus) Development | 208 |
| Halton DGH (Nucleus) Phase 2 | 232 |
| Arrowe Park New DGH | 1,007 |
| West Cheshire (Nucleus) Phase 1 | 160 |
| Royal Liverpool Hospital Phase ⅔ | 820 |
N Western
| |
| Preston New Hospital Phase 1 | — |
| Preston New Hospital Phase 2 | 700 |
| Hope Hospital (Salford) Phase 1 | 83 |