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Written question asked by Sharon Hodgson (Labour) on Wednesday, 21 February 2007, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Friday, 23 February 2007. It was answered by Andy Burnham (Labour) on Monday, 19 March 2007 on behalf of the Department of Health.


Patients: Telephones

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many bedside patient telephone units are provided by hospitals in each primary care trust in England.
Answer

This information is not collected on a primary care trust basis. However, information is available for strategic health authorities (SHAs).The number of operational bedside television and telephone units, per SHA is shown in the table.

SHA Number of operational bedside television and telephone units¹
East Midlands 1,489
East of England 7,516
London 11,647
North East 6,686
North West 16,152
South Central 5,730
South East Coast 5,826
South West 8,671
West Midlands 7,195
Yorkshire and the Humber 9,246
Total 80,158
¹ Data as at June 2006 note: this information is no longer collected centrally.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
458 c740W; 123428
Session
2006-07
Subjects
Patients Telephones
Link
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