Hospital Beds (Hansard, 7 December 1987)

§ Mr. Dobson
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will give for 1983 and for the latest year available the total number of hospital beds for each of the following services, broken down by district health authorities(a) general medical, (b) general surgical, (c) non-psychiatric acute, (d) geriatric, (e) maternity, (f) mental illness, (g) mentally handicapped and (h) total.

§ Mr. Grist
Information for the average daily available number of beds, is given in the table:
total expenditure on agency staff, expressed at current prices, constant prices and as a percentage of health authority's budget.

§ Mr. Grist
The following tables set out the information requested.
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Expenditure on agency staff charged to capital—WHCSA only¹ Actual expenditure

£'000

1983–84 65.2

1984–85 66.1

1985–86 78.8

1986–87 108.0

Expenditure at constant prices²

£'000

1983–84 74.3

1984–85 72.2

1985–86 81.2

1986–87 108.0

Expenditure as a percentage of total capital expenditure³

Per cent.

1983–84 0.13

1984–85 0.13

1985–86 0.15

1986–87 0.18

Medical and Dental Nursing and Midwifery Professional² and Technical Administrative and Clerical Ancillary Total non-medical Staff

Number¹ WTE Number WTE Number WTE Number WTE Number WTE Number WTE

Clwyd 329 287 4,116 3,671 626 535 890 779 1,527 1,221 7,577 6,614

East Dyfed 240 197 2,538 2,170 396 333 568 517 1,010 795 4,821 4,115

Gwent 367 345 5,221 4,354 773 684 1,141 947 2,183 1,562 9,885 8,103

Gwynedd 228 165 2,277 2,031 439 367 618 560 1,079 812 4,761 4,116

Mid Glamorgan 459 392 5,952 5,160 760 686 1,200 1,067 2,680 1,978 11,290 9,578

Pembrokeshire 84 70 808 676 127 115 192 166 310 204 1,522 1,246

Powys 99 32 1,380 1,104 157 117 187 171 515 372 2,444 1,959

South Glamorgan 829 674 5,395 4,596 1,459 1,341 1,645 1,424 2,427 1,859 11,520 9,813

West Glamorgan 341 308 3,989 3,425 664 590 895 798 1,899 1,395 7,878 6,636

¹ Medical and dental staff who work in more than one authority are included in the numbers of staff for each of those authorities.

² Excluding works staff.

Expenditure on agency staff charged to capital—WHCSA only¹ Actual expenditure
	£'000
1983–84	65.2
1984–85	66.1
1985–86	78.8
1986–87	108.0

Expenditure at constant prices²
	£'000
1983–84	74.3
1984–85	72.2
1985–86	81.2
1986–87	108.0

Expenditure as a percentage of total capital expenditure³
	Per cent.
1983–84	0.13
1984–85	0.13
1985–86	0.15
1986–87	0.18

	Medical and Dental	Nursing and Midwifery	Professional² and Technical	Administrative and Clerical	Ancillary	Total non-medical Staff
	Number¹	WTE	Number	WTE	Number	WTE	Number	WTE	Number	WTE	Number	WTE
Clwyd	329	287	4,116	3,671	626	535	890	779	1,527	1,221	7,577	6,614
East Dyfed	240	197	2,538	2,170	396	333	568	517	1,010	795	4,821	4,115
Gwent	367	345	5,221	4,354	773	684	1,141	947	2,183	1,562	9,885	8,103
Gwynedd	228	165	2,277	2,031	439	367	618	560	1,079	812	4,761	4,116
Mid Glamorgan	459	392	5,952	5,160	760	686	1,200	1,067	2,680	1,978	11,290	9,578
Pembrokeshire	84	70	808	676	127	115	192	166	310	204	1,522	1,246
Powys	99	32	1,380	1,104	157	117	187	171	515	372	2,444	1,959
South Glamorgan	829	674	5,395	4,596	1,459	1,341	1,645	1,424	2,427	1,859	11,520	9,813
West Glamorgan	341	308	3,989	3,425	664	590	895	798	1,899	1,395	7,878	6,636
¹ Medical and dental staff who work in more than one authority are included in the numbers of staff for each of those authorities.
² Excluding works staff.