HC Deb 11 November 1974 vol 881 cc18-9W
Mr. D. E. Thomas

asked the Secretary of State for Wales how many geriatric day hospital places are available per 1,000 population aged 65 years and over in each of the area health authorities, and in Wales as a whole.

Mr. John Morris

The information is as follows:

Area Number of day hospital places available Places per 1,000 population aged 65 +
Clwyd 25 0.43
Dyfed 9 0.18
Gwent 74 1.33
Gwynedd 60 1.51
Mid-Glamorgan 152 2.21
Powys 12 0.72
South Glamorgan 80 1.53
West Glamorgan 10 0.20
Wales 422 1.08

Mr. D. E. Thomas

asked the Secretary of State for Wales what is the number of allocated geriatric hospital beds per 1,000 population aged 65 years and over in each of the area health authorities of Wales and in Wales as a whole.

Mr. John Morris

Geriatric staffed beds allocated in 1973 are as shown below. They are expressed as a rate per 1,000 population aged 65 years and over in each area health authority.

Area Beds per 1,000 population
Clwyd 7.95
Dyfed 11.55
Gwent 7.85
Gwynedd 9.35
Mid Glamorgan 10.45
Powys 16.93
South Glamorgan 8.08
West Glamorgan 6.55
Total Wales 9.18