HC Deb 25 February 1988 vol 128 cc251-2W
Mr. Nicholas Bennett

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what information he has as to rates of patient referral to hospitals by different general practitioners; and if he will make a statement.

Mr. Grist

Surveys of out-patient referrals in a six-week period were conducted at hospital out-patient clinics throughout Wales in spring 1985, autumn 1985 and autumn 1986. The information for 1985 has been used to calculate an indicator of the referral rate for each general practice. Some practices have been made aware of their referral rates by medical officers of the regional medical service, who are based in the Welsh Office. This

Wales: Hospitals closed since 1978
Health authority/hospital Number of beds1 Type of hospital Date of closure
Clwyd
Prince Edward Memorial 31 Othopaedic 31 May 1980
Llangwyfan 201 Mainly long stay 7 August 1981
Chatsworth House 29 GP Maternity 27 August 1985
Colwyn Bay Maternity 12 Maternity 20 October 1985
Chirk2 26 Acute October 1987
East Dyfed
Cilymaenllwyd 32 Pre-convalescent 13 January 1984
Allt-y-Mynydd 46 Mental handicap 16 December 1986
Pembrokeshire
Kensington 68 Long stay 14 June 1978
Pembroke County War Memorial 166 Acute 31 December 1978
St. Thomas 87 Partly acute 31 December 1978
Gwent
Snatchwood 25 Geriatric 9 November 1980
Cefn Mably 76 Geriatric 18 April 1983
Gwynedd
Gors Maternity 17 Maternity 28 November 1980
Minffordd 37 Acute 17 July 1984
Eryri 67 Orthopaedic 14 September 1984
Caernarvonshire and Anglesey General 193 Acute 28 September 1984
Galltysil 32 Geriatric 1 March 1985
Mid Glamorgan
Abertysswg 12 Acute 28 February 1978
Merthyr General 126 Acute 30 March 1978
Bedwellty 25 Geriatric 24 May 1978
Glyncornel 45 Geriatric 27 October 1979
St. Tydfils 103 Mainly long stay 28 June 1980
Blackmill Isolation 32 Infectious diseases/pre-convalescent 9 October 1985
Bridgend and District 27 Ear, nose and throat 12 October 1985
Cefn Hirgoed 59 Mainly long stay 12 October 1985
Powys
Adelina Patti 63 Mainly long stay 25 March 1986

information by practice is not appropriate for general release, but an article giving broader figures for districts for the spring 1985 survey was published in the British Medical Journal (volume 295, 19 September 1987). Information for autumn 1986 is currently being processed and it is intended to publish results when ready at a broad level.

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