HC Deb 22 March 1984 vol 56 cc522-3W
Mr. Gordon Brown

asked the Secretary of State for Wales how many visits were carried out by home nurses to patients in 1983 and in each year from 1979.

Mr. Wyn Roberts

Information for the years 1979 to 1982 is given in the following table. Comparable information for 1983 is not yet available.

First treatments at home by home nurses
Year Number
1979 90,822
1980 97,359
1981 94,027
1982 90,803