HC Deb 06 December 1983 vol 50 cc105-6W
Mr. Barry Jones

asked the Secretary of State for Wales if he will list in the Official Report those centres in

Wales where cardiac surgery is performed; how many operations annually are performed; and how many (a) surgeons and (b) beds exist in each centre.

Mr. Wyn Roberts

The NHS has one 24-bed centre with supporting cardiology facilities in Cardiff with three surgeons performing about 500 cardiac operations annually. The BUPA hospital in Cardiff also carries out some cardiac surgery operations, but we do not collect statistics from the private sector.