Written question asked by Evan Harris (Liberal Democrat) on Wednesday, 6 March 2002, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 29 April 2002. It was answered by Yvette Cooper (Labour) on Monday, 29 April 2002 on behalf of the Department of Health.

Dept of Health

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many paediatric intensive care beds have been (a) funded, (b) established and (c) staffed by quarter in the last five years for which figures are available. - Includes figures and fact that the number of paediatric intensive care beds that are funded, established and staffed for each quarter for the last five years is not collected centrally.

Answer: Dr. Evan Harris: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many paediatric intensive care beds have been (a) funded, (b) established and (c) staffed by quarter in the last five years for which figures are available. [41478] Yvette Cooper: The number of paediatric intensive care beds that are funded, established and staffed for each quarter for the last five years is not collected centrally. The number of available paediatric intensive care beds is collected in an annual census. Available beds are those beds available to be used/or being used by patients. The information is given in the following table. Paediatric intensive care beds available at 31 March, England _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Available number of paediatric intensive care beds 31 March 2001 291 31 March 2000 280 31 March 1999 278 31 March 1998 289 31 March 1997 235 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Source: Department of Health form KH03

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