HC Deb 31 March 1988 vol 130 cc581-2W
Mr. Robin Cook

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will list the number of beds available in Wales in each specialty in(a) 1979 and (b) for the last year for which figures are available; and if he will give the percentage increase or decrease.

Mr. Grist

[holding answer 30 March 1988]: The information is given in the following table:

Average daily available beds
Specialty 1979 1986 Percentage2
General medicine 1,620.6 1,697.0 + 4.7
Paediatrics 513.8 473.1 - 7.9
Infectious diseases 92.6 19.3 -79.2
Diseases of the chest 725.8 231.2 -68.1
Dermatology 135.3 131.6 - 2.7
Neurology 79.1 72.7 - 8.1
Cardiology 53.7 50.6 - 5.8
Physical medicine/Rehabilitation 76.0 66.8 -12.1
Sexually transmitted diseases 4.0 1.5 -62.5
Rheumatology 69.7 91.4 +31.1
Geriatrics 4,090.2 4,164.8 +1.8
Younger disabled 37.2 33.5 - 9.9
General surgery 1,873.0 1,768.7 - 5.6
Ear, nose and throat 360.5 340.1 - 5.7
Traumatic & orthopaedic surgery 1,379.4 1,281.5 - 7.1
Ophthalmology 266.9 240.0 -10.1
Radiotherapy 140.1 166.2 +18.6
Urology 98.9 158.9 +60.7
Plastic surgery 78.4 90.3 +15.2
Thoracic surgery 36.5 19.0 -47.9
Dental surgery 63.2 74.0 +17.1
Neurosurgery 66.2 83.5 +26.1
Gynaecology 686.2 654.2 - 4.7
Obstetrics 981.9 9110 - 7.2
Special care baby unit 237.3 220.7 - 7.0
Mental illness children 37.0 30.1 -18.6
Mental handicap 2,484.9 2,089.4 -15.9
Mental illness 5,263.9 4,210.4 -20.0
Adolescent psychiatry 45.5 32.0 -29.7
Pre-convalsecent 303.9 168.0 - 44.7
General practitioner—maternity 187.4 117.2 -37.5
General practitioner—medical 9085 1,019.4 +12.2
General practitioner—dental 0.1 0.1 0.0
Unclassified 52.0 27.5 -47.1
Staff wards 11.4 1.3 -88.6
Intensive therapy units 17.3 81.1 +368.8
Renal dialysis 4.0 21.1 -427.5
Burns surgery 36.0 34.7 -3.6
Short stay unit 11.2 38.9 -247.3
Cardiac surgery 15.9 23.3 -46.5
Psycho-geriatric 184.7 458.2 +148.1
Chronic sick 4.3 8.0 +86.0
Haematology 17.7 58.9 +232.8
Continuing care (cancer) 8.3 34.3 +313.3
Medical Research Council 9.8 8.1 -17.3
Spina bifida unit 11.5 11.6 +0.9
Polish patients — 74.0 n.a.
Elderly mentally infirm 10.0 10-0 0.0
Pain clinic — 2.2 n.a.
Programmed investigation unit — 3.1 n.a.
Coronary care — 13.2 n.a.
War pensioners 56.7 19.8 -65.1
High dependency unit — 10.0 n.a.
Spinal injuries — 39.1 n.a.
Miners treatment centre 7.3 — -100.0
Total1 23,456.1 21,686.2 -7.5
1 Individual specialty figures may not add to total due to rounding.
2 Increase/decrease.

n.a. Not applicable.

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