HC Deb 18 December 1989 vol 164 cc59-60W
Mr. Barry Jones

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales (1) pursuant to his answer of 29 November,Official Report, column 259, whether he will provide comparable figures on intensive care baby cots for 1983–84 and 1979–80;

(2) pursuant to his answer of 7 December, Official Report, column 358, whether he will provide comparable figures on intensive care baby cots for 1979–80 and for the latest available year.

Mr. Peter Walker

The answer of 29 November,Official Report column 259, was based on information derived from a one-off enquiry undertaken to inform the advisory group on perinatal intensive care services in Wales. As a consequence comparable figures for earlier years are not available. The more general quarterly bed-use inquiry provides comparable statistics relating to special care baby cots for the years requested, and these are shown in the table:

Special Care Baby Unit Cots (average daily available)
1979–80 1983–84 1988–89
Clwyd
HM Stanley 19.0 19.0 15.0
Ysbyty Maelor 24.0 24.0 22.0
East Dyfed
Bronglais 2.0 2.0 2.0
West Wales General 8.18 8.0 11.0
Gwent
Nevill Hall 15.0 15.0 15.0
Royal Gwent 25.0 25.0 20.0
County 18.0
Gwynedd
St. Davids 21.0 21.0 21.0
Mid Glamorgan
Bridgend General 15.0 15.0
Princess of Wales 15.0
East Glamorgan 10.04 10.0 10.0
St. Tydfils 8.0
Merthyr General 8.0 8.0
South Glamorgan
UHW 25.0 24.38 24.84
St. Davids 16.0 16.05 16.0
West Glamorgan
Morriston 16.0 14.67 15.97

1979–80 1983–84 1988–89
Neath General 15.0 15.0 10.0
Pembrokeshire
Withybush 13.0 13.0