Count and rate of admissions where there was a primary diagnosis of eating disorders* per 1000 admissions for 18 to 21 year-olds in each Strategic Health Authority of treatment from 2007-08 to 2006-07, Activity in English national health service hospitals and English NHS commissioned activity in the independent sector
2007-08
2006-07
Total admissions for eating disorders
Rate per 1000 admissions
Total admissions for eating disorders
Rate per 1000 admissions
Total (England)
250
0.51
313
0.65
Q30
North East Strategic Health Authority
10
0.32
20
0.63
Q31
North West Strategic Health Authority
20
0.24
23
0.28
Q32
Yorkshire and the Humber Strategic Health Authority
44
0.74
38
0.66
Q33
East Midlands Strategic Health Authority
16
0.40
16
0.42
Q34
West Midlands Strategic Health Authority
16
0.27
29
0.51
Q35
East of England Strategic Health Authority
24
0.57
20
0.49
Q36
London Strategic Health Authority
26
0.37
71
1.05
Q37
South East Coast Strategic Health Authority
9
0.31
20
0.72
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Q38
South Central Strategic Health Authority
29
0.95
40
1.41
Q39
South West Strategic Health Authority
56
1.15
36
0.78
Notes: Q30 North East SHA
Q09 Northumberland, Tyne and Wear
Q10 County Durham and Tees Valley Q31 North West SHA
Q13 Cumbria and Lancashire
Q14 Greater Manchester
Q15 Cheshire and Merseyside Q32 Yorkshire and Humber SHA
Q11 North and East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire
Q12 West Yorkshire
Q23 South Yorkshire Q33 East Midlands SHA
Q24 Trent
Q25 Leicestershire, Northamptonshire and Rutland Q34 West Midlands SHA
Q26 Shropshire and Staffordshire
Q27 Birmingham and the Black Country
Q28 West Midlands South Q35 East of England SHA
Q01 Norfolk, Suffolk and Cambridgeshire
Q02 Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Q36 London
Q04 North West London
Q05 North Central London
Q06 North East London
Q07 South East London
Q08 South West London Q38 South East Coast SHA
Q16 Thames Valley
Q17 Hampshire and Isle of Wight Q37 South Central SHA
Q18 Kent and Medway
Q19 Surrey and Sussex Q39 South West SHA
Q20 Avon, Gloucestershire and Wiltshire
Q21 South West Peninsula
Q22 Dorset and Somerset
The data do not include patients with overeating (ICD10 code R63.2 Polyphagia) that have not been formally diagnosed with a condition classified as a mental or behavioural disorder.
Fire Services: Vaccination
Mr. Stewart Jackson:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health pursuant to the answer to the hon. Member for Brentwood and Ongar (Mr. Pickles) of 28 January 2009, Official Report, column 636W, on fire services: vaccination, whether he plans to review the practice of not distributing antiviral drugs to firefighters in the event of an influenza pandemic. [263500]
Dawn Primarolo:
In the event of a pandemic, our policy is to provide treatment to all who need it, irrespective of the profession to which they belong. We are currently increasing our antiviral stockpile to ensure that there will be enough to treat up to 50 per cent. of the population in a pandemic, the reasonable worst case scenario of the number of people likely to exhibit symptoms of pandemic influenza. This stockpile is due to be in place by April 2009.
Hospital Beds
Mr. Gray:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many acute hospital beds there were per 1,000 of local populations in each health authority area in each of the last 10 years. [264215]
Mr. Bradshaw:
The average daily number of available acute beds in wards open overnight per 1,000 of local population in each strategic health authority (SHA) area is shown in the following table. The current 10 SHAs were established on 1 July 2006. Prior to this there were 28 SHAs. Data for 1997-98 to 2001-02 have been mapped to the 28 SHAs that were established on 1 April 2002 as Office for National Statistics population estimates have been produced at this level.
Bed numbers have fallen because hospitals are dealing with patients more efficiently and more people are treated in primary care settings—experts all agree that this is the best way to deliver health care to patients.
Advances in medical technology and shorter stays for routine operations mean fewer beds are needed across the service—this is part of a long-term downward trend in the average length of stay in hospital. But where the NHS needs more beds, there are more beds. For example, in day surgery, the number of day-only beds has increased by more than 47 per cent. since 1997-98, and we now have 55 per cent. more critical care beds and 116 per cent. more intermediate care beds than we had in 2000.
Average daily number of available acute beds in wards open overnight per 1,000 population
SHA code
SHA name
2006-07
2007-08
England
2.05
1.98
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Q30
North East
2.56
2.45
Q31
North West
2.47
2.35
Q32
Yorkshire and the Humber
2.28
2.18
Q33
East Midlands
1.81
1.80
Q34
West Midlands
2.16
2.14
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Q35
East of England
1.54
1.51
Q36
London
2.08
1.94
Q37
South East Coast
1.61
1.53
Q38
South Central
1.64
1.64
Q39
South West
2.30
2.24
SHA code
SHA name
1997-98
1998-99
1999-2000
2000-01
2001-02
2002-03
2003-04
2004-05
2005-06
England
2.22
2.21
2.19
2.19
2.19
2.19
2.20
2.19
2.14
Q01
Norfolk, Suffolk and Cambridgeshire SHA
2.15
2.13
2.12
2.15
2.13
2.13
2.19
2.12
1.98
Q02
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire SHA
0.99
1.00
1.00
1.22
1.28
1.25
1.29
1.38
1.26
Q03
Essex Strategic HA
1.48
1.46
1.47
1.49
1.47
1.49
1.52
1.51
1.51
Q04
North West London Strategic HA
2.59
2.66
2.40
2.22
2.19
2.16
2.17
2.22
2.13
Q05
North Central London Strategic HA
3.12
2.99
2.87
2.81
2.71
2.68
2.78
2.69
2.64
Q06
North East London Strategic HA
2.38
2.33
2.16
2.22
2.24
2.24
2.26
2.21
2.22
Q07
South East London Strategic HA
2.32
2.26
2.25
2.27
2.21
2.09
2.09
2.05
1.92
Q08
South West London Strategic HA
1.95
1.93
2.15
2.14
2.15
2.04
2.12
2.19
2.15
Q09
Northumberland, Tyne and Wear Strategic HA
2.76
2.76
2.76
2.74
2.76
2.74
2.75
2.74
2.77
Q10
County Durham and Tees Valley SHA
2.65
2.62
2.59
2.59
2.49
2.41
2.45
2.38
2.33
Q11
North and East Yorkshire and North Lincs SHA
2.02
1.90
1.89
1.92
1.91
1.97
1.94
1.94
1.92
Q12
West Yorkshire Strategic HA
2.49
2.44
2.42
2.43
2.38
2.30
2.28
2.20
2.13
Q13
Cumbria and Lancashire Strategic HA
2.42
2.47
2.39
2.43
2.32
2.32
2.30
2.21
2.20
Q14
Greater Manchester Strategic HA
2.83
2.82
2.82
2.80
2.83
2.78
2.82
2.79
2.71
Q15
Cheshire and Merseyside Strategic HA
2.51
2.51
2.60
2.67
2.69
2.70
2.72
2.77
2.68
Q16
Thames Valley Strategic HA
1.90
1.86
1.81
1.65
1.82
1.85
1.85
1.84
1.80
Q17
Hampshire and Isle of Wight Strategic HA
1.87
1.81
1.78
1.91
1.92
1.94
2.00
2.00
1.83
Q18
Kent and Medway Strategic HA
1.67
1.67
1.69
1.70
1.62
1.57
1.55
1.57
1.54
Q19
Surrey and Sussex Strategic HA
1.88
1.83
1.70
1.77
1.84
1.79
1.92
1.84
1.80
Q20
Avon, Gloucestershire and Wiltshire SHA
2.32
2.40
2.40
2.33
2.34
2.42
2.43
2.43
2.56
Q21
South West Peninsula Strategic HA
2.43
2.45
2.48
2.50
2.61
2.58
2.61
2.57
2.50
Q22
Dorset and Somerset Strategic HA
2.21
2.16
2.16
2.15
2.14
2.15
2.24
2.19
2.16
Q23
South Yorkshire Strategic HA
2.78
2.88
2.81
2.83
2.93
3.07
2.97
3.02
3.05
Q24
Trent Strategic HA
2.12
2.12
2.17
2.11
2.02
1.96
1.94
1.90
1.85
Q25
Leics, Northants and Rutland SHA
1.91
1.92
1.96
1.94
1.91
1.99
1.95
1.89
1.93
Q26
Shropshire and Staffordshire SHA
1.77
1.84
1.83
1.89
1.90
1.85
1.85
1.83
1.78
Q27
Birmingham and The Black Country SHA
2.52
2.55
2.55
2.60
2.60
2.66
2.62
2.68
2.69
Q28
West Midlands South Strategic HA
1.99
1.98
2.00
1.97
2.06
2.15
2.06
2.07
2.07
Notes: 1. The data are for beds in wards open overnight only. 2. The data on day-only beds cannot be split by sector to show just acute beds. Source: Department of Health KH03 return, ONS Mid Year population estimates.
