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Mr. Woodward
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what is the total number of community hospitals in the United Kingdom. [34437]
Mr. Milburn
[holding answer 13 March 1998]: This information is not collected centrally. However, the Community Hospitals Association estimates that there are currently 325 community hospitals in England. Community hospitals in Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland are matters for my right hon. Friends the Secretaries of State for Wales, for Scotland and for Northern Ireland.