§ Dr. Roger Thomasasked the Secretary of State for Wales how many psychiatrists with special interest in the problems of the elderly there are in each of the health authorities in Wales; and whether he is satisfied that there are sufficient consultants to meet the increased demands of psychogeriatric clients.
§ Mr. Wyn RobertsInformation in the form requested is not available because aopointments to posts in psychiatry are not recorded as being associated with particular patient groups. Consultant psychiatrists normally have elderly patients under their care and it is the responsibility of district health authorities to ensure that an adequate service is provided for these patients.
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Local Authority Energy Conservation programme* Homes Insulation Scheme† Number of dwelling Payments made Number of grants Amount of paid Number of 90 per cent. Grant Amount paid on 90 per cent, grants 1978–79 1st quarter 1,759 73,000 — — — — 2nd quarter 5,007 200,000 — — — — 3rd quarter 6,129 195,000 5,815 221,000 — — 4th quarter 8,134 442,000 7,983 321,000 — — 1978–79 Total 21,029 910,000 13,798 542,000 — — 1979–80 1st quarter 5,108 220,000 4,636 200,000 — — 2nd quarter 9,307 315,000 2,527 127,000 — — 3rd quarter 7,340 323,000 5,085 201,000 — — 4th quarter 5,245 573,000 7,644 345,000 — — 1979–80 Total 27,000 1,431,000 19,892 873,000 — — 1980–81 1st quarter 4,213 139,000 3,385 155,000 — — 2nd quarter 4,119 159,000 2,543 128,000 108 8,000 3rd quarter 3,089 182,000 5,951 357,000 1,503 115,000 4th quarter 3,653 209,000 6,632 391,000 1,575 122,000 1980–81 Total 15,074 689,000 18,511 1,031,000 3,186 245,000 1981–82 1st quarter — — 6,192 379,000 1,238 101,000 2nd quarter — — 4,656 299,000 1,079 87,000 3rd quarter — — 6,751 430,000 1,511 127,000 4th quarter — — 7,929 514,000 2,007 172,000 1981–82 Total — — 25,528 1,622,000 5,835 487,000 1982–83 1st quarter — — 5,915 403,000 1,620 149,000 2nd quarter — — 6,764 488,000 2,186 194,000 It is the Government's intention to double the number of hospital consultants over a period of 15 years in accord with the need to correct the imbalance in the hospital medical staff structure and to improve patient care. In addition, district health authorities in Wales are being asked to draw up programmes for developments in services through the deployment of growth moneys and resources released through efficiency savings. The needs of elderly people suffering from mental illness are one of the priority areas.