HC Deb 26 June 1990 vol 175 cc124-5W
Mr. Michael

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many consultant obstetricians are employed by the national health service in Wales; and what is the number on a full-time equivalent basis(a) in Wales and (b) in each district health authority in Wales in the current year and in each of the past five years.

Mr. Grist

The available information, which relates to consultants in obstetrics and gynaecology, is given in the following table:

Mr. Grist

Allocations are made on the basis of individual county plans, having regard to their quality and the extent to which they are in line with the principles of the all-Wales strategy. Allocations for the current year have been targeted particularly to help establish the essential infrastructure for the new patterns of services, including the development of community mental health teams, the provision of accommodation and of community-based services such as drop-in centres.

Determined Dismissed Undetermined
1989 1990 1989 1990 1989 1990
Snowdonia NP
Meirionnydd 18 11 14 8 2 7
Dwyfor 1 1 0 0 1 0
Arfon 0 0 0 0 1 0
Aberconwy 6 6 2 6 0 6
Montgomery 0 1 0 1 0 0
Brecon Beacons
Dinefwr 1 2 1 2 0 5
Brecknock 13 17 10 13 0 11
Cynon Valley 0 0 0 0 0 0
Merthyr Tydfil 1 0 0 0 0 0
Blaenau Gwent 0 1 0 1 0 0
Torfaen 0 0 0 0 0 0
Monmouth 0 1 0 1 1 4
Pembrokeshire Coast
South Pembrokeshire 10 9 6 6 2 9
Preseli Pembrokeshire 7 7 5 7 2 10