§ Mr. Barry JonesTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many hospital beds there were available to patients in Clwyd in(a) 1992 and (b) 1995; and if he will make a statement. [5554]
§ Mr. Gwilym JonesThe information is given in the following table. information for 1992–93 relates to beds managed by the former Clwyd health authority and for 1995–96 to beds managed by those NHS trusts which are situated within the geographical boundaries of the former authority. North Wales health authority, which is responsible for commissioning health care for residents of the former county of Clwyd, is free to obtain provision from outside this area.
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Average daily available beds Psychiatric Non-psychiatric Total 1992–93 395 1,857 2,252 1995–96 (provisional) 382 1,762 2,144