HC Deb 26 May 1988 vol 134 cc291-4W
Mr. Wigley

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will give the number of private beds within National

Mr. Grist

The total expenditure on the services provided by health authorities in Wales for the period 1974–751 to 1986–872 is given in the table:—

Health Service hospitals in each area health authority in Wales, the percentage occupancy of these beds and the annual income to each health authority from charges made for boarding costs for their private beds for each year since 1979.

Mr. Grist

The information is given in the table:

Health authority financial year 1Number of private beds authorised 2Percentage occupancy by private patients 3Income from boarding costs private patients
(£ thousands)
Clwyd
1979–80 12 56 113.9
1980–81 12 64 161.7
1981–82 12 60 184.4
1982–83 12 42 13.1

Health authority financial year 1 Number of private beds authorised 2 Percentage occupancy by private patients 3Income from boarding costs private patients (£ thousands)
1983–84 12 56 224.0
1984–85 12 57 251.3
1985–86 12 55 284.3
1986–87 12 48 256.9
East Dyfed
1979–80 9 35 60.4
1980–81 9 48 107c1
1981–82 9 42 112.0
1982–83 7 41 102.9
1983–84 7 34 84.5
1984–85 7 48 130.0
1985–86 7 41 119.5
1986–87 7 50 164.0
Pembrokeshire
1979–80
1980–81 Figures included with East Dyfed
1981–82
1982–83 3 41 35.9
1983–84 3 10 38.0
1984–85 3 7 46.6
1985–86 3 43 49.8
1986–87 3 80 67.8
Gwent
1979–80 1 13 3.2
1980–81 1 10 2.2
1981–82 1 5 0.9
1982–83 1 3 0.4
1983–84 1 — —
1984–85 1 — —
1985–86 1 — —
1986–87 6 — —
Gwynedd
1979–80 8 43 67.7
1980–81 8 49 95.8
1981–82 8 43 95.6
1982–83 8 34 92.9
1983–84 8 36 103.3
1984–85 8 29 91.6
1985–86 8 49 189.2
1986–87 8 45 190.8
Mid Glamorgan
1979–80 3 21 11.1
1980.81 3 17 12.2
1981–82 3 27 20.0
1982–83 3 13 9.1
1983–84 3 28 24.7
1984–85 3 13 10.9
1985–86 3 13 18.2
1986–87 3 28 40.2
South Glamorgan
1979–80 1 94 40.7
1980–81 1 48 26.4
1981–824 10 5 17.4
1982–834 10 4 26.2
1983–844 10 4 19.4
1984–854 11 10 22.3
1985–864 11 16 66.6
1986–874 11 13 73.5
West Glamorgan
1979–80 2 19 7.0
1980.81 2 22 10.7
1981–82 2 37 20.6
1982–83 2 29 19.2
1983–84 2 43 32.0
1984–855 4 23 33.3
1985–86 4 25 43.1
1986–87 4 23 53.6

1 As at 31 December.

2 Excludes occupancy of private beds by NHS patients.

3 Private patient income has been shown on an accruals basis As such the amounts will reflect invoices raised throughout the accounting period and also take into account any provision for bad debts from previous years.

4Excludes 2 beds for emergency use only.

5Excludes 1 bed for emergency use only. Powys does not have any authorised private beds.