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Paediatrics

Answer

Information is not available in the format requested. However, the following table shows the average daily number of available paediatric beds in wards open overnight for national health service trusts in the East of England between 1996-97 and 2006-07.

Table 1: average daily number of available paediatric beds in wards open overnight for NHS Trusts in the East of England between 1996-97 and 2006-07
Organisation	1996-97	1997-98	1998-99	1999-2000	2000-01	2001-02	2002-03	2003-04	2004-05	2005-06	2006-07
Basildon and Thurrock University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust	51	51	48	52	54	56	56	56	56	56	56
Bedford Hospital NHS Trust	49	49	49	49	49	49	49	49	49	54	42
Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust	88	88	101	95	108	94	81	81	80	87	87
East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust	—	—	—	—	56	72	64	64	64	59	56
East Hertfordshire NHS Trust	32	34	32	31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
North Hertfordshire NHS Trust	38	33	46	33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Essex Rivers Healthcare NHS Trust	64	39	39	36	32	52	93	66	50	50	50
Hinchingbrooke Healthcare NHS Trust	33	33	33	33	33	33	3	2	2	2	2
Ipswich Hospital NHS Trust	46	62	60	60	52	53	49	53	53	53	58
James Paget University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust	41	41	41	41	41	41	40	38	38	38	38
Luton and Dunstable Hospital NHS Foundation Trust	70	70	71	70	73	65	65	66	68	66	68
Mid Essex Hospital Services NHS Trust	66	61	60	60	62	74	74	64	67	61	61
Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital NHS Trust	64	61	61	62	62	61	59	63	60	59	62
Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Peterborough and Stamford Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust	62	57	57	54	55	54	56	57	55	45	43
Southend University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust	50	50	50	50	46	38	39	38	41	40	41
The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust	12	7	8	7	42	40	41	37	33	32	32
The Queen Elizabeth Hospital King's Lynn NHS Trust	51	38	37	38	36	36	37	38	40	38	34
West Hertfordshire Hospitals NHS Trust	—	—	—	—	0	0	0	0	53	70	47
Mount Vernon and Watford Hospitals NHS Trust	68	64	64	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
St. Albans and Hemel Hempstead NHS Trust	43	39	37	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
West Suffolk Hospitals NHS Trust	36	36	38	37	38	38	38	36	37	32	32
Notes:
1. Ward Classifications. Paediatric beds comprise: Intensive Care (neonates); Intensive Care (paediatrics) and; Other General and Acute (neonates and children).
2. NHS Trust mergers:
In 2000-01, East Hertfordshire NHS Trust and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust merged to form East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust.
Present trust names used only—for all trust name changes, see following.
In 2000-01, Mount Vernon and Watford Hospitals NHS Trust and St. Albans and Hemel Hempstead NHS Trust merged to form West Hertfordshire NHS Trust.
3. Name changes:
Basildon and Thurrock General Hospitals NHS Trust (1997-98—2001-02), Basildon and Thurrock University Hospitals NHS Trust (2002-03—2004-05), Basildon and Thurrock University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (2005-06—present)
Addenbrookes NHS Trust (1996-97—2004-05), Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (2005-06—present)
James Paget Healthcare NHS Trust (1996-97—2004-05), James Paget University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (2005-06—present)
Luton and Dunstable Hospital NHS Trust (1996-97—2004-05), Luton and Dunstable Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (2005-06—present)
Mid Essex Hospitals NHS Trust (1996-97—2001-02), Mid Essex Hospital Services NHS Trust (2002-03—present)
Norfolk and Norwich Health Care NHS Trust (1996-97—2000-01), Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital NHS Trust (2001-02—present)
Papworth Hospital NHS Trust (1996-97—2004-05), Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (2005-06—present)
Peterborough Hospitals NHS Trust (1996-97—2004-05), Peterborough and Stamford Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (2005-06—present)
Southend Health Care NHS Trust (1996-97—2001-02), Southend Hospital NHS Trust (2002-03—2004-05), Southend University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (2005-06—present)
Source:
Department of Health form KH03

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

159224; 465 c1046-8W

Session

2006-07

Subjects

Paediatrics

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