HC Deb 09 February 1988 vol 127 cc123-4W
Mr. Nicholas Bennett

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what is the estimated daily cost of(a) accommodation and (b) food in each district health authority in Wales.

and two years; and if he will make a statement as to the distribution of different operations outstanding according to length of time.

Mr. Grist

[holding answer 8 February 1988]: The information requested is not available centrally for current patients. The table relates to patients discharged from hospital in 1986, the latest year for which complete information is available.

Mr. Grist

[holding answer 8 February 1988]: The information requested is set out in the table:

District Health Authority Accommodation Food
(£ per day) (£ per day)
Clwyd 47,110 4,217
East Dyfed 29,378 2,619
Gwent 65,194 5,529
Gwynedd 30,563 2,414
Mid Glamorgan 76,885 6,409
Pembrokeshire 7,431 565
Powys 14,448 1,342
South Glamorgan 75,964 5,971
West Glamorgan 49,614 4,182
WHCSA 2,198 —
Wales 398,785 33,248

1. Accommodation costs include: Catering, Domestic/Cleaning, Portering, Laundry, Linen Services, Transport, Estate Management, Rent and Miscellaneous expenses.

2. These figures relate to all accommodation and food costs and are therefore not related exclusively to patient services' costs.