Written question asked by Richard Page (Conservative) on Wednesday, 2 March 2005, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 7 March 2005. It was answered by Lord Hutton of Furness (Labour) on Monday, 7 March 2005 on behalf of the Department of Health.

Dept of Health

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether it remains the intention that the Paddington Health Campus will have 1,088 inpatient NHS beds.

Answer: Mr. Page: To ask the Secretary of State for Health whether it remains the intention that the Paddington Health Campus will have 1,088 in-patient NHS beds. [220329] Mr. Hutton: [holding answer 4 March 2005]: The outline business case for the Paddington Health Campus submitted to the Department in December 2004 included provision for 923 in-patient beds. This is made up of 835 national health service in-patient beds and 88 private beds. This figure compares with an earlier estimate of 1,088 in-patient beds made in 2003. In the intervening time, the Paddington Health Campus has been subjected to a major review of the clinical needs. This review had a major focus on activity that could be redistributed into the community in line with recent NHS policy. It is a reflection on the success of that review, and the commitment of local primary care trusts to take on the activity, that bed numbers have reduced.

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