HC Deb 09 November 1983 vol 48 c145W
Mr. Ralph Howell

asked the Secretary of State for Wales how many unoccupied hospital beds there are in each Welsh area.

Mr. Wyn Roberts

During the first quarter of 1983 the average daily numbers of beds which were available but unoccupied were as follows:

Health Authority Unoccupied Beds
Clwyd 604
East Dyfed 352
Gwent 674
Gwynedd 283
Mid Glamorgan 962
Powys 245
South Glamorgan 612
West Glamorgan 616
Pembrokeshire 106

These figures are based on a midnight count of beds and therefore do not reflect the occupation of beds by day case admissions who do not stay overnight.