Select Committee on Health Report

Table 2.4.4

HOSPITAL BEDS AND PLACES IN RESIDENTIAL AND NURSING CARE HOMES FOR PEOPLE WITH LEARNING DISABILITIES: 1986 AND 1992-93 TO 1996-97: ENGLAND

(Numbers)

	1986	1992-93	1993-94	1994-95	1995-96	1996-97
TOTAL BEDS/PLACES (excluding unstaffed)	64,690	57,920	59,460	59,210	61,630	65,760
Average daily number of available beds in NHS facilities	39,490	18,520	16,270	13,210	12,680	13,040

For children	short stay	—	200	250	240	220	290
	long stay	—	210	170	160	150	110
For other ages	secure units	—	300	290	330	330	420
	short stay	—	1,250	1,320	1,410	1,630	1,350
	long stay	—	16,560	14,250	11,060	10,350	7,440
Residential Places (1)		—	—	—	—	—	3,430
Beds in private nursing homes, hospitals and clinics (2)	930	2,850	3,100	3,200	3,320	3,360
Children	240	50	110	100	70	60
Other ages	690	2,800	2,990	3,100	3,250	3,300
Places in staffed residential homes for adults (2), (3)	21,330	34,450	35,010	36,290	38,170	40,500
Local authority	11,860	10,890	10,120	9,670	9,340	8,190
Voluntary	4,480	12,510	13,000	13,940	14,650	15,070
Private	4,990	11,040	11,890	12,680	14,190	17,230
Places in staffed residential homes for children (2), (4)	2,940	2,110	2,000	1,760	1,770	1,480
Local authority	2,200	1,610	1,490	1,260	1,240	950
Voluntary	560	370	360	340	430	310
Private	180	130	140	160	100	220
Places in small registered residential homes (places) (2), (5)	—	—	3,080	4,760	5,700	7,380
Voluntary	—	—	700	890	1,210	—
Private	—	—	2,380	3,870	4,490	—
Places in local authority unstaffed (group) homes (2)	1,840	3,000	2,560	2,650	2,650	2,990
Footnotes:   (1)  NHS residential facilities were recorded for the first time in 1996-97. Some of these beds may previously have been recorded under other headings.   (2)  Data relate to 31 March except 1986 which refers to 31 December.   (3)  Excludes nursing care places in dual registered homes.   (4)  Registered residential care homes and Local Authority Part III homes.   (5)  Breakdown into Voluntary and Private sectors no longer available.

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Prepared 2 November 1998