HC Deb 16 May 1990 vol 172 cc476-7W
Mr. Wigley

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what is the average length of stay for in-patients for all surgical conditions in each of the district health authorities in Wales, respectively, analysed(a) by district general hospitals and (b) by district general hospital and community hospitals combined.

Mr. David Hunt

The available information is given in the following table:

Health authority Average length of stay (days) for surgical specialties 1 1988–89
District general hospitals All hospitals
Clwyd 5.8 5.7
East Dyfed 5.7 5.9
Gwent 5.5 5.7
Health authority Average length of stay (days) for surgical specialties 1 1988–89
District general hospitals All hospitals
Gwynedd 5.8 5.1
Mid Glamorgan 5.7 6.0
Pembrokeshire 5.8 5.8
Powys — —
South Glamorgan 5.8 6.4
West Glamorgan 6.4 6.6
1 General surgery, ENT, traumatic and orthopaedic surgery, ophthalmology, radiotherapy, urology, plastic surgery, thoracic surgery, dental surgery, orthodontics, neurosurgery and gynaecology.