§ Mr. Nicholas BennettTo 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. GristSurveys 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
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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.