§ Mr. Pendryasked the Secretary of State for Wales if he will list all new hospital schemes, including the anticipated number of beds, approved since May 1979, and indicate the likely opening date.
§ Mr. Wyn RobertsNew hospital schemes in Wales approved by the Welsh Office since May 1979 are given in the following table:
Scheme Number of beds Opening Date St. Davids, Carmathen, Scheme I 90 July 1983 East Glamorgan EMI Unit 30 February 1984 Bryntirion Scheme II—EMI Ward 30 April 1984 Geriatric Ward 30 February 1985 Likely Opening Date
NHS Staffing in Wales *Year Ancillary staff †Works and maintenance staff Ambulance staff Nurses and midwives Whole-time equivalent Percentage of total Whole-time equivalent Percentage of total Whole-time equivalent Percentage of total Whole-time equivalent Percentage of total 1975 11,476 24.7 1,813 3.9 1,204 2.6 21,255 45.8 1976 11,552 24.3 1,850 3.9 1,279 2.7 21,804 46.0 1977 11,407 23.9 1,912 4.0 1,286 2.7 21,860 45.9 1978 11,753 23.9 2,019 4.1 1,330 2.7 22,386 45.6 1979 11,879 23.6 2,051 4.1 1,336 2.7 23,031 45.8 1980 11,989 23.0 2,073 4.0 1,347 2.6 ‡24,366 46.8 1981 11,839 22.2 2,128 4.0 1,396 2.6 25,362 47.6 1982 11,784 21.8 2,145 4.0 1,416 2.6 25,909 47.9 1983 11,559 21.4 2,117 3.9 1,428 2.6 25,981 48.0 1984 10,964 20.1 2,144 3.9 1,460 2.7 26,448 48.5 * Figures relate to 30 September.
† Maintenance staff cannot be identified separately before 1979. The figures for maintenance staff from 1979 are as follows:
Whole-time equivalent Percentage 1979 1,645 3.3 1980 1,648 3.2 1981 1,683 3.2 1982 1,700 3.1 1983 1,674 3.1 1984 1,698 3.1 ‡ Basic weekly contract hours for nurses and midwives were reduced from 40 to 37.5 hours during 1980 and therefore whole-time equivalents before and after this date are not strictly comparable.