§ Mr. Dobsonasked the Secretary of State for Wales if he will give for each year since 1970 the number of deaths and discharges among, and the number of beds occupied on 31 December by, patients receiving treatment under contractual arrangements with institutions outside the National Health Service in Wales; and if he will break down these figures into the categories of (a) medical, (b) surgical, (c) pre-convalescent and post-operative, (d) convalescent, (e) geriatric, (f) diseases of the chest, (g) maternity, (h) mental illness, (i) mental handicap, (j) rehabilitation, (k) terminal care and (l) others.
§ Mr. John Stradling ThomasInformation for the period 1975–83 is given in the following table. Data are not available for the years prior to 1975.
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Specialty Discharges and deaths Occupied beds* 1975 Medical 20 46 Surgical — — Pre-convalescent and post-operative — — Convalescent 399 13 Geriatrics — — Diseases of the chest — — Maternity 67 — Mental Illness — — Mental Handicap 30 25 Rehabilitation — — Terminal care — — Others 16 — TOTAL 532 84 1976 Medical 44 43 Surgical — — Pre-convalescent and post-operative — — Convalescent 455 21 Geriatrics — — Diseases of the chest — — Maternity — — Mental Illness — — Mental Handicap — — Rehabilitation — — Terminal care — 2 Others — — TOTAL 499 66 1977 Medical 18 — Surgical — — Pre-convalescent and post-operative — — Convalescent 254 9 Geriatrics — — Diseases of the chest — — 432W
Specialty Discharges and deaths Occupied beds* Maternity — — Mental Illness — — Mental Handicap — — Rehabilitation — — Terminal care — — Others — — TOTAL 272 9 1978 Medical 22 — Surgical — — Pre-convalescent and post-operative — — Convalescent 219 7 Geriatrics — — Diseases of the chest — — Maternity — — Mental Illness — — Mental Handicap — — Rehabilitation — — Terminal care — — Others — — TOTAL 241 7 1979 Medical 35 — Surgical — — Pre-convalescent and post-operative — — Convalescent 213 7 Geriatric — — Diseases of the chest — — Maternity — — Mental Illness — — Mental Handicap — — Rehabilitation — — Terminal care — — Others 5 — TOTAL 253 7 1980 Medical — — Surgical — — Pre-convalescent and post-operative — — Convalescent 260 11 Geriatric — — Diseases of the chest — — Maternity — — Mental Illness — — Mental Handicap — — Rehabilitation — — Terminal care — — Others 1 — TOTAL 261 11 1981 Medical — — Surgical — — Pre-convalescent and post-operative — — Convalescent 260 8 Geriatric — — Diseases of the chest — — Maternity — — Mental Illness — — Mental Handicap — — Rehabilitation — — Terminal care — — Others 2 — TOTAL 262 8 1982 Medical — — Surgical — —
Specialty Discharges and deaths Occupied beds* Pre-convalescent and post-operative — — Convalescent 225 7 Geriatric — — Diseases of the chest — — Maternity — — Mental Illness — — Mental Handicap — — Rehabilitation — — Terminal care 1 1 Others — — TOTAL 226 8 1983 Medical — 1 Surgical — — Pre-convalescent and post-operative — — Convalescent 170 5 Geriatric 19 — Diseases of the chest — — Maternity — — Mental Illness — 1 Mental Handicap — — Rehabilitation 10 1 Terminal care — 2 Others — — TOTAL 199 10 * At 31 December.
§ Mr. Dobsonasked the Secretary of State for Wales if he will give for each year since 1970 the expenditure on contractual arrangements for patient care in Wales, expressed in absolute terms and also as percentages of the total National Health Service expenditure in Wales each year; and if he will break down these figures into categories of (a) medical, (b) surgical, (c) pre-convalescent and post-operative, (d) convalescent, (e) geriatric, (f) diseases of the chest, (g) maternity, (h) mental illness, (i) mental handicap, (j) rehabilitation, (k) terminal care and (l) others.
§ Mr. John Stradling ThomasFor the years since NHS reorganisation, total expenditure on contractual arrangements for patient care in Wales was as follows. From the information available within my Department, it is not possible to disaggregate this expenditure as the hon.. Member has requested. Figures for 1983–84 are not yet available.
Expenditure on contractual arrangements for patient care in Wales Year £ Per cent, of NHS Expenditure in Wales 1974–75 1,243,762 0.86 1975–76 1,522,680 0.81 1976–77 2,063,895 0.96 1977–78 70,275 0.03 1978–79 84,045 0.03 1979–80 98,184 0.03 1980–81 128,135 0.03 1981–82 150,279 0.03 1982–83 203,384 0.04