§ Mr. Robin Cookasked the Secretary of State for Wales if he will publish the number of long-stay patients currently in residence in each mental hospital.
§ Mr. Mark RobinsonA census of the residents of psychiatric hospitals and units is undertaken every other year. The latest available information relates to 5 April 1985, and is give in the following table:
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Number of patients resident 12 months or more Menial Illness Hospital/Unit North Wales, Denbigh 251 Gwynfa Residential Clinic — Maelor General — Bronglais — West Wales General 2 St. David's Carmarthen 307 Bryntirion —
1979 1985 Percentage change South Glamorgan 3,583.6 3,546.4 -1.0 West Glamorgan 2,594.3 2,603.2 +0.3 Wales 23,456.1 22,130.1 -5.7 1 Including beds available in Pembrokeshire, which did not exist: as a separate health authority in 1979.
§ Mr. Wigleyasked the Secretary of State for Wales how many National Health Service hospital beds per 1,000 of the population there are in (a) Wales and (b) each health authority area in Wales; and what are the corresponding figures for each year since 1979.
§ Mr. Mark RobinsonThe required information is given in the following table:
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Number of patients resident 12 months or more Pen-y-Fal 335 St. Woolo's 21 St. Cadoc's 148 Ysbyty Gwynedd — Morganwg-Glanrhyd/Penyfai 209 Morganwg-Parc 461 East Glamorgan General 1 Tyntyla 11 Mid Wales, Talgarth 197 University Hospital — Royal Hamadryad 17 Whitchurch 242 Sully 17 Lansdowne 26 Cefn Coed 140 Garngoch — Tonna — Broughton 29 Coed Du Hall 42 West Wales General 15
Number of patients resident 12 months or more Allt-y-Mynydd 33 County, Griffithstown 28 Llanfrechfa Grange 344 Bryn-y-Neuadd 224 Llwyn View 30 Garth Angharad 2 Cefn Hirgoed 9 Hensol 399 Ystrad Mynach 17 South Pembrokeshire 19 Bronllys 57 Brynhyfryd 65 Llys Maldwyn 58 Ely 360 Llwyneryr 32 Gorseinon 21 Drymma Hall 33