AQW 43297/11-15 Written question to the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety
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
Asked by Stewart Dickson MLA on 5 March 2015
- Answered
- Written
- Tabled
- 5 March 2015
- Answer due by
- 23 March 2015
- Answered
- 16 March 201511 days after tabling
- Department
- Department of Health
- Priority question
- No
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.