Hospital Beds, Tees-Side

50.

Mr. Slater
asked the Minister of Health how many hospitals there are in the Tees-side group whose bed capacity is not fully occupied; and why they are under-occupied.

Mr. Powell
Occupancy is 84·9 per cent. and 82·1 per cent in the North and South Tees-side Groups respectively. This is not unsatisfactory. The comparable average for the whole region is 78·8 per cent.