Health Service (Hansard, 24 October 1989)

§ Mr. Nicholas Bennett
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many new hospitals have been opened in each year since 1970 in Wales.

§ Mr. Grist
Ten new hospitals have been opened in Wales since 1970. Their names and years of opening are shown in the table:

1970—Bryn-y-Neuadd

1971—University Hospital of Wales

1978—Prince Charles Hospital

—Withybush Hospital

1980—Ysbyty Glan Clwyd

1984—Ysbyty Gwynedd

—Mold Community Hospital

1985—Princess of Wales Hospital

1986—Ystradgynlais Community Hospital

1987—Prestatyn Community Hospital
Note: New hospitals includes replacement buildings but excludes hospitals which reopened following a period of closure.
In addition there were two major developments of existing hospitals at Wrexham Maelor hospital and Morriston hospital, which were completed in 1985.

§ Mr. Nicholas Bennett
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will list for each Welsh health district the cost of the 10 most commonly performed operations in the National Health Service for the latest year for which figures are available.

§ Mr. Grist
The information requested is not available centrally.

§ Mr. Nicholas Bennett
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will provide the following information for the latest year for which statistics are available together with figures for 1979 and the period 1974 to 1979:(a) the number of general practitioners, (b) general practitioners' list sizes, (c) the number of nurses, (d) the number of junior hospital doctors, (e) the number of consultants, (f) the number of in-patients treated, (g) the number of out-patients treated and (h) the total spending on the National Health Service.

§ Mr. Grist
The information is shown in the table: 379W

1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1988

General medical practitioners¹ 1,291 1,290 1,286 1,304 1,323 1,339 1,599

General medical practitioners—average list size² 2,189 2,193 2,199 2,175 2,148 2,133 ⁷1,851

Nursing and midwifery staff³ 20,282 21,255 21,804 21,860 22,386 23,031 27,920

Junior hospital doctors⁴ 906 976 989 1,047 1,091 1,172 1,375

Consultants⁵ 534 553 588 601 614 614 771

In-patient cases 328,973 320,042 338,908 342,967 349,628 349,695 456,378

Out-patient total attendances 1,742,748 1,646,720 1,727,870 1,739,806 1,761,693 1,803,313 2,294,927

1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1988–89

NHS expenditure (gross)⁶ 209.9 281.8 316.8 358.6 411.2 481.6 1,270.5

¹ Unrestricted principals as at 1 October.

² As at 1 October.

³ Whole-time equivalents as at 30 September. The figures have not been adjusted to take account of the change in hours, in 1980, from 40 to 37.5.

⁴ Whole-time equivalents as at 30 September. Includes house officers, senior house officers, registrars, senior registrars, associate specialists and senior hospital medical officers. Excludes dentists.

⁵ Whole-time equivalents as at 30 September. Excludes dentists.

⁶ £ million outturn prices.

⁷ Provisional.

	1974	1975	1976	1977	1978	1979	1988
General medical practitioners¹	1,291	1,290	1,286	1,304	1,323	1,339	1,599
General medical practitioners—average list size²	2,189	2,193	2,199	2,175	2,148	2,133	⁷1,851
Nursing and midwifery staff³	20,282	21,255	21,804	21,860	22,386	23,031	27,920
Junior hospital doctors⁴	906	976	989	1,047	1,091	1,172	1,375
Consultants⁵	534	553	588	601	614	614	771
In-patient cases	328,973	320,042	338,908	342,967	349,628	349,695	456,378
Out-patient total attendances	1,742,748	1,646,720	1,727,870	1,739,806	1,761,693	1,803,313	2,294,927
	1974–75	1975–76	1976–77	1977–78	1978–79	1979–80	1988–89
NHS expenditure (gross)⁶	209.9	281.8	316.8	358.6	411.2	481.6	1,270.5
¹ Unrestricted principals as at 1 October.
² As at 1 October.
³ Whole-time equivalents as at 30 September. The figures have not been adjusted to take account of the change in hours, in 1980, from 40 to 37.5.
⁴ Whole-time equivalents as at 30 September. Includes house officers, senior house officers, registrars, senior registrars, associate specialists and senior hospital medical officers. Excludes dentists.
⁵ Whole-time equivalents as at 30 September. Excludes dentists.
⁶ £ million outturn prices.
⁷ Provisional.