HC Deb 21 January 1988 vol 125 c820W
Mr. Nicholas Bennett

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many doctors and nurses are employed in the National Health Service in Wales at the present time and in March 1979.

Mr. Grist

The information is given in the following table:

Mr. Grist

In 1986, the latest year for which complete information is available, 1,908 hip replacement operations were carried out in Welsh hospitals, compared with 1,551 operations in 1979.