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Written question asked by Mark Durkan (Social Democratic & Labour Party) on Thursday, 18 January 2007, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 22 January 2007. It was answered by Paul Goggins (Labour) on Tuesday, 23 January 2007 on behalf of the Northern Ireland Office.

Mid-Ulster Hospital

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many hospital beds were available for use at the Mid-Ulster hospital, Magherafelt in each year since 2003-04.
Answer

Information on the number of available in-patient beds in Mid-Ulster hospital, Magherafelt for the years 2003-04, 2004-05 and 2005-06 is shown in the following table. Average available beds are defined as the average number of beds available during the quarter in wards that are open overnight, measured at midnight. The hospital may also have a number of beds in wards, which are only open during the day. Beds reserved for day case admission or regular day admission are not included.

Average available beds
2003-04 177.0
2004-05 178.3
2005-06 187.7
Source:
Departmental Information Return KH03 A

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
110818; 455 c1714W
Session
2006-07
Subjects
Hospital beds Magherafelt
Link
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