§ Mr. Dobsonasked the Secretary of State for Wales if he will give for each year since 1979 the number of ambulance service journeys in Wales carrying non-National Health Service patients and the total mileage involved.
§ Mr. Mark RobinsonThe information is not available in terms of ambulance service journeys. The following table gives the numbers of non-NHS patient journeys and the total mileage involved.
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Year Number of non-NHS patient journeys* Total mileage for non-NHS patient journeys 1979 3,094 34,024 1980 2,500 33,367 1981 1,337 25,576 1982 1,278 23,265 1983 947 17,522 1984 211 † * One patient carried once in one direction is defined as one patient journey. A patient taken to a hospital and later in the same day taken home again counts as 2 patient journeys. If 2 or more patients are carried in one ambulance then they are defined as 2 or more patient journeys. † Data no longer collected. provided by private catering companies, the latter figure as a percentage of the former, and the difference between that percentage and the percentage in the previous year.
§ Mr. Mark RobinsonThe information requested is as follows:
§ Mr. Dobsonasked the Secretary of State for Wales if he will list the private hospitals and nursing homes in Wales which treat National Health Service patients under contractual arrangements with health authorities.
§ Mr. Mark RobinsonThe information is not available in the form requested. However, the private hospitals and nursing homes in Wales which treated NHS patients under contractual arrangements with Welsh district health authorities in 1984 are given below:
- Maes Mynnan nursing home, Nr. Mold, Clwyd
- Convent of Mercy, Colwyn Bay, Clwyd
- Ty Gwyn residential home, Nr. Abergavenny, Gwent
- Plymouth nursing home, Penarth, South Glamorgan
- Ty Gwyn nursing home, Penarth, South Glamorgan
- New Ravensworth, Neath, West Glamorgan
§ Mr. Dobsonasked the Secretary of State for Wales if he will give for each year since 1979 for each health authority and for Wales as a whole the number of deaths and discharges among, and the number of beds occupied on a given date by, patients receiving treatment under contractual arrangements with institutions outside the National Health Service, breaking the figures down by category of patient treated.
§ Mr. Mark RobinsonThe available information is set out in the following table:
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Patients receiving treatment under contractual arrangements Columns (a) = Discharges and deaths. Columns (b) Occupied beds at 31 December. 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 (a) (b) (a) (b) (a) (b) (a) (b) (a) (b) (a) (b) Clwyd: Convalescent 213 7 224 10 240 8 212 7 170 5 136 4 East Dyfed: — — — — — — — — — — — — Pembrokeshire: Part of Dyfed health authority Gwent: Medical — — — — — — — — — 1 1 — Mental illness — — — — — — — — — 1 1 — Rehabilitation — — — — — — — — — 1 — 1 Others — — 1 — — — — — — — — — Total — — 1 — — — — — — 3 2 1 Gwynedd: Rehabilitation — — — — — — — — 10 — 1 — Terminal care — — — — — — — — — 1 2 — Total — — — — — — — — 10 1 3 — Mid Glamorgan: Mental illness — — — — — — — — — 1 — — Mental handicap — — — — — — — — 1 — — — Total — — — — — — — — 1 1 — — Powys: Medical 35 — — — — — — — — — — — Convalescent — — 36 1 20 — — — — — — — Total 35 — 36 1 20 — — — — — — — South Glamorgan: Convalescent — — — — — — 13 — — — — — Geriatrics — — — — — — — — 19 — 5 — Terminal care — — — — — — 1 1 — 1 1 — Others 5 — — — — 2 — — — — — — Total 5 — — — 2 — 14 1 19 1 6 — West Glamorgan: — — — — — — — — — — — — Wales: Medical 35 — — — — — — — — 1 1 — Convalescent 213 7 260 11 260 8 225 7 170 5 136 4 Geriatrics — — — — — — — — 19 — 5 — Mental illness — — — — — — — — — 2 1 — Mental handicap — — — — — — — — 1 — — — Rehabilitation — — — — — — — — 10 1 1 1 Terminal care — — — — — — 1 1 — 2 3 — Others 5 — 1 — 2 — — — — — — — Total 253 7 261 11 262 8 226 8 200 11 147 5
§ Mr. Dobsonasked the Secretary of State for Wales if he will give for each health authority and for 1983 and 1984 (a) the number of pay beds, (b) the number
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Pay beds and private patients 1983 and 1984 Clwyd East Dyfed Gwent Gwynedd Mid Glamorgan Powys South Glamorgan West Glamorgan Pembrokeshire 1983 Number of pay beds* 12 7 1 8 3 — 13 2 3 Discharges and deaths of private patients 554 213 — 203 46 — 47 108 100 Average number of pay beds occupied daily 6.37 2.77 — 2.61 0.89 — 0.07 0.86 0.30 Percentage occupancy 53.10 39.60 — 32.60 29.70 — 0.50 43.00 10.00 1984 Number of pay beds* 12 7 1 8 3 — 13 5 3 Discharges and deaths of private patients 602 246 — 186 46 — 56 104 75 of discharges and deaths of private patients, (c) the average number of pay beds occupied by private patients and (d) the percentage occupancy.
§ Mr. Mark RobinsonThe information is given in the following table:
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Clwyd East Dyfed Gwent Gwynedd Mid Glamorgan Powys South Glamorgan West Glamorgan Pembrokeshire Average number of pay beds occupied daily 6.76 3.73 — 1.03 0.33 — 0.68 0.76 0.24 Percentage occupancy 56.30 53.30 — 12.90 11.00 — 5.20 15.20 8.00 * At 31 December.
§ Mr. Dobsonasked the Secretary of State for Wales if he will give for each year since 1970 and for each health authority the number of attendances by (a) private out-patients, (b) private day cases and (c) private regular day cases.
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Private patients 1973–84 Clwyd Dyfed-East Dyfed* Gwent Gwynedd Mid Glamorgan Powys South Glamorgan West Glamorgan Pembs.* 1973 Out-patients — 393 — 23 117 — — — n/a Day cases 11 145 4 61 175 — — — n/a Regular day patients — — — — — — — — n/a 1974 Out-patients — 327 — 19 78 — — — n/a Day cases 39 126 — 68 146 — — — n/a Regular day patients — — — — — — — — n/a 1975 Out-patients 1 383 — 18 125 9 — — n/a Day cases 13 201 2 48 171 — — — n/a Regular day patients — — — — — — — — n/a 1976 Out-patients — 559 — 26 135 6 — — n/a Day cases 22 162 — 17 113 — — 124 n/a Regular day patients — — — — — — — — n/a 1977 Out-patients — 656 — 20 20 2 — — n/a Day cases 29 142 — 61 73 — — 151 n/a Regular day patients — — — — — — — — n/a 1978 Out-patients 33 456 — 2 1 — — 5 n/a Day cases 73 131 — 68 31 — — 160 n/a Regular day patients — — — — — — — — n/a 1979 Out-patients 15 499 — 1 6 — — 7 n/a Day cases 86 150 — 101 39 — — 252 n/a Regular day patients — — — — — — — — n/a 1980 Out-patients 14 796 — 14 12 — — 14 n/a Day cases 67 285 — 101 35 — — 204 n/a Regular day patients — — — — — — — — n/a 1981 Out-patients 36 847 — 8 — — — 117 n/a Day cases 89 347 — 84 44 — — 304 n/a Regular day patients — — — — — — — — n/a 1982 Out-patients 66 795 — 10 16 — 76 142 87 Day cases 84 327 — 97 25 — 5 361 34 Regular day patients — — — — — — — — — 1983 Out-patients 99 1,131 — 15 63 — 290 133 249 Day cases 135 274 — 95 21 — 1 323 55 Regular day patients — — — — — — — — —
§ Mr. Mark RobinsonThe information is given in the following table. Comparable figures are not available for the years prior to 1973.
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Clwyd Dyfed-East Dyfed* Gwent Gwynedd Mid Glamorgan Powys South Glamorgan West Glamorgan Pembs.* 1984 Out-patients 1,405 1,329 — 16 269 — 484 221 368 Day cases 244 268 — 70 62 — 6 355 44 Regular day patients — — — — — — — — — * Pembrokeshire figures are included with Dyfed prior to 1982.