§ Dr. Roger Thomasasked the Secretary of State for Wales for the most recent date for which figures are available, what percentage of family medical practitioners make use of night and weekend deputising services.
Year Hospital Health authority Bed numbers Designation 1979 Glyncornel, Rhondda Mid Glamorgan 60 Geriatric St. Thomas' Haverfordwest Dyfed 20 Obstetric 66 Geriatric Llwynderw Annexe, Swansea West Glamorgan 20 Pre-convalescent 1980 Llangwyfan Clwyd 168 Chest 24 General Surgery 18 Orthopaedic Prince Edward War Memorial, Rhyl Clwyd 31 Accident and Emergency Bron-y-Nant Clwyd 25 Chest Blaenavon Gwent 12 Acute Snatchwood Gwent 25 Geriatric Gors, Holyhead Gwynedd 17 Maternity 1981 St. James' Annexe, Swansea West Glamorgan 12 Radiotherapy 1982 Nil 1983 Cefh Mably Mid Glamorgan 20 Geriatric 56 Chest All of the foregoing facilities have been relocated in new or redeveloped hospitals. Hospitals whose closure is being considered are as follows:
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Health authority Hosptial Explanation Clwyd Chats worth House, Prestatyn, Colwyn Bay Proposals to transfer facilities elsewhere under consideration Gwynedd C & A Bangor Minfordd Gallt-y-Sil All facilities to transfer to Ysbyty Gwynedd Powys Adelina Patti To close when Ystradgynlais Community Hospital is completed Pembroke County War Memorial, Haverfordwest Closure of 20 bed geriatric unit following relocation at Withybush under consideration East Dyfed Allt-y-Mynydd, Llanybyther Proposal yet to go to public consultation.
§ Mr. Wyn RobertsAs I explained to the hon. Gentleman in my reply to him on 9 February 1982—[Vol. 17, c.308]—the information is not available in the form requested. The percentage of unrestricted principals in general medical practice in Wales with consent to use deputising services was 24.59 as at 1 October 1983.