Health Service (Hansard, 27 April 1989)

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The information shown in the following tables relates to the number of operative procedures performed in NHS hospitals, by specialty.

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Specialty	Clwyd	East Dyfed	Gwent	Gwynedd	Mid Glamorgan	Pembro ke-shire	Powys	South Glamorgan	West Glamorgan
Radiotherapy	²	²	²	²	²	²	²	2,927	1,110
Urology	²	²	1,482	²	1,637	²	²	2,065	1,722
Plastic surgery	²	²	3,466	²	²	²	²	²	²
Thoracic surgery	²	²	²	²	²	²	²	266	²
Dental surgery	970	207	823	304	1,086	²	²	3,027	1,214
Neurosurgery	²	²	²	²	²	²	²	279	876
Gynaecology	4,576	2,212	5,058	2,673	5,873	1,667	²	5,994	5,810
Obstetrics	4,689	1,851	5,071	2,263	6,853	1,356	²	5,102	5,356
Special care babies	²	²	²	²	²	²	²	55	²
Cardiac surgery	²	²	²	²	²	²	²	317	²
Burns	²	²	86	²	²	²	²	²	²
Neurology radiologist	²	²	²	²	²	²	²	411	²
GP Maternity	²	²	632	70	81	53	504	²	²
GP Medical	²	²	²	²	²	²	803	²	²
GP Dental	89	²	²	²	²	²	²	²	²
Other specialist units	²	²	²	²	796	²	²	²	²
Orthodontics	²	²	²	²	²	248	²	²	²
Intermittent haemodialysis	²	²	²	²	²	²	²	²	178
Acute geriatrics	299	88	173	²	²	²	²	173	188
Haematology	103	90	²	²	²	²	²	330	358
Anaesthetics	60	²	²	²	²	²	²	208	²
Short stay units	509	²	262	²	²	²	²	²	²
Other/not known	143	155	193	43	160	48	97	180	55
Number of operations by specialty—1987¹
General medicine	1,432	1,353	1,762	684	2,572	349	²	1,277	3,260
Paediatrics	210	²	206	209	292	²	²	1,222	265
Chest diseases	180	618	²	²	²	²	²	339	²
Dermatology	²	²	²	²	125	²	²	²	²
Neurology	²	²	²	²	²	²	²	²	386
Cardiology	²	²	²	²	²	²	²	903	²
Rheumatology	²	²	91	²	²	²	²	²	99
Geriatrics	²	²	²	²	²	99	²	²	752
General surgery	10,110	6,930	8,379	5,617	11,464	2,883	²	6,928	5,266
ENT	2,635	2,310	2,256	995	2,975	114	²	3,457	2,014
Trauma and orthopaedic	3,859	2,209	3,257	1,923	4,902	1,409	²	4,058	3,421
Opthalmology	1,906	1,045	1,222	1,232	2,912	²	²	957	957
Radiotherapy	²	²	²	²	²	²	²	2,773	1,537
Urology	378	²	1,999	²	1,707	²	²	1,950	1,622
Plastic surgery	²	²	3,371	²	²	²	²	²	²
Thoracic surgery	²	²	²	²	²	²	²	267	²
Dental surgery	1,024	245	766	240	1,052	²	²	3,045	1,285
Neurosurgery	²	²	²	²	²	²	²	271	1,001
Gynaecology	4,909	2,323	4,688	2,671	8,238	1,675	²	6,365	6,180
Obstetrics	4,960	2,011	5,104	2,293	7,194	1,424	²	5,623	5,693
Cardiac surgery	²	²	²	²	²	²	²	268	²
Burns	²	²	197	²	²	²	²	²	²
Neurology radiologist	60	²	²	²	²	²	²	280	²
GP Maternity	²	²	555	112	²	²	494	²	²
GP Medical	²	²	²	²	²	²	811	²	²
GP Dental	85	²	²	²	²	²	²	²	²
Other specialist units	²	²	²	²	260	²	²	²	²
Orthodontics	²	²	²	²	²	253	²	²	²
Intermittent haemodialysis	²	²	²	²	²	²	²	²	78
Acute geriatrics	325	172	132	²	²	²	²	256	²
Haematology	130	131	²	²	²	²	²	125	365
Anaesthetics	115	²	²	²	²	²	²	217	²
Short stay units	572	²	278	²	²	²	²	²	²
Other/not known	143	157	218	48	217	98	31	173	227
¹ A number of non-operative procedures; may also be included
² denotes that fewer than 50 operative procedures were performed; where applicable such figures are included in the specialty 'other/not known'