AQW 43297/11-15

Mr Stewart Dickson
Alliance Party
East Antrim

Tabled Date: 05/03/2015
Answered On Date: 16/03/2015
Priority Written: No

Question:
To ask the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety whether beds in hospital corridors are counted towards the capacity of a hospital; and if so, how many such beds are in each hospital

Answer:

Bed occupancy is a measure in hospital capacity and information on the availability and occupancy of beds in wards open overnight in HSC hospitals is collected quarterly by the Department. As such, any beds outside of a hospital ward would not be counted towards the capacity of a hospital.