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Hospital Beds

Volume 400: debated on Monday 24 February 2003

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To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the change in the total number of hospital beds was in 2001–02. [88749]

£000
2003–042004–052005–06
Strategic Capital to Strategic Health Authorities
North West London StHA39,81943,41946,717
North Central London StHA26,37733,92236,834
North East London StHA33,37634,41637,370
South East London StHA31,06734,50137,462
South West London StHA23,81922,83924,800
Operational Capital Allocations to NHS Trusts
Barnet PCT9281,0601,199
Enfield PCT273312353
Haringey PCT244261279
Camden PCT8699921,122
Islington PCT298341385
Royal Free Hampstead NHS Trust4,9215,6176,356
North Middlesex University Hospital NHS Trust2,0102,2112,502
Whittington Hospital NHS Trust2,4262,6693,020
Tavistock and Portman NHS Trust114130139
Great Ormond Street Hospital NHS Trust1,4811,6901,912
Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Trust1,1011,2571,422
Barnet, Enfield and Haringey MH NHS Trust1,8602,1232,402
Camden and Islington Mental Health NHS Trust8179321,055
University College London Hospital NHS Trust5,7096,5177,374
Barnet and Chase Farm Hospitals NHS Trust3,7164,2424,800
Havering PCT738797902
Barking and Dagenham PCT101108115
City and Hackney PCT497567641
Tower Hamlets PCT1,1591,2401,327
Newham PCT8269081,027
Walthamstow, Leyton and Leytonstone PCT300321343

The average daily number of available general and acute beds in National Health Service hospitals increased in 2001–02 by 789 to 136,583 compared to the previous year.The Chief Executive's Report published on 20 December demonstrates where increased resources have led to an improved system of care. A system that is flexible and where increased activity happens outside the traditional inpatient hospital stay—in outpatients or in primary care. In the mental health sector, services for users are developing to provide prompt assessment and treatment round the clock for people with acute mental health needs who would otherwise have to be admitted to hospital. New services have been developed with an increase in patient contact with assertive outreach teams, crisis resolution teams and early intervention teams over the last year.