HC Deb 17 May 1990 vol 172 cc527-9W
Mr. Wigley

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will publish, on the basis of the most recent available figures, the average number of nursing staff hours per standardised unit of work at each of the district general hospitals in Wales and the all-Wales average; and if he will make a statement on the implications of these figures.

Mr David Hunt

The information requested is not readily available; however, information on nurses per 1,000 units of work for each district health authority in Wales is shown in table 5.1 of the publication "Key Statistical Indicators for National Health Service Management in Wales, No 7, 1988", a copy of which is in the Library of the House.

Mr. Wigley

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will publish a table showing for each district general hospital in Wales the number of outpatient attendances for ear, nose and throat treatment during the most recent

Per cent1
Patient's Home Other Hospitals Other Locations2 Deaths Not Known
Ysbyty Glan Clwyd 91 5 2 3 0
Wrexham Maelor 94 1 1 3 0
Bronglais General 91 6 1 2 0
West Wales General 93 3 1 3 0
Withybush 93 2 1 3 0
Nevill Hall 91 4 1 4 0
Royal Gwent 92 4 2 2 0
St. Woolos 84 5 4 7 0
Ysbyty Gwynedd 89 6 2 3 0
Princess of Wales 93 3 2 2 0
East Glamorgan 90 5 2 2 0
Prince Charles 91 6 1 2 0
University Hospital of Wales 94 3 1 2 1
Cardiff Royal Infirmary 84 9 1 4 3
Llandough 91 5 1 4 0
Morriston 88 6 2 4 0
Singleton 91 6 1 2 0
Neath General 94 1 4 2 0
1 Figures may not sum to 100 per cent, owing to rounding.
2 Discharges to private nursing homes cannot be separately identified, but are included within 'other locations'.

Mr. Wigley

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will list changes in the definitions of units of work used by his Department for the measurement of managerial performance in National Health Service hospitals in Wales since the concept was first introduced; and whether he has any plans for further changes.

Mr. David Hunt

I refer the hon. Gentleman to the introduction to chapter 1 in the publication "Key

12-month period available; and what was the notional period of time in days to clear the waiting list for each such hospital at the end of that 12-month period.

Mr. David Hunt

The most recently readily available information is published in "Welsh Hospital List Bulletin 1990: No 1", a copy of which is in the Library of the House.

Mr. Wigley

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will publish, for each of the district general hospitals in Wales, figures showing for the most recent available date the cost per standardised unit of work; if he will rank these on an indexed basis, taking the all-Wales average as 100; and if he will make a statement on the implications of these figures.

Mr. David Hunt

Information on costs per standardised unit of work are shown in section 2 of the publication "Key Statistics Indicators for National Health Service Management in Wales, No. 7, 1988", a copy of which is in the Library of the House. The tables also show indexed costs, taking the average for hospitals of a similar classification as 100.

Mr. Wigley

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will publish an analysis for each of the district general hospitals in Wales, showing the total number of deaths and discharges, indexed as 100 for each hospital; and what proportion is accounted for by virtue of(a) discharge to their own houses, (b) discharge to other National Health Service hospitals, (c) discharge to private nursing homes, (d) discharge to other locations and (e) deaths.

Mr. David Hunt

Figures on the destination of patients, based on the available information for 1988, are as follows:

Statistical Indicators for National Health Service Management in Wales, No. 7, 1988", a copy of which is in the Library of the House. The methodology is constantly under review.

Mr. Wigley

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will publish a table showing in each district health authority in Wales the number of new hospitals costing over £1 million which are all currently at various stages of planning, design and construction; and of these how many in each district are currently under construction.

1. Mr. David Hunt

The information requested is shown in the table:

District health authority and proposed new hospital

Under construction

  • Clwyd—Deeside community hospital
  • Mid Glamorgan—North Rhondda community hospital
  1. 2. In planning/design
    • Gwent—Ebbw Vale community hospital
    • Gwynedd—West Monmouth community hospital
    • Mid Glamorgan—District general hospial for Taff Ely/Rhondda
    • West Glamorgan—District general hospital for Neath/Port Talbot

Mr. Wigley

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what was the total number of general practitioner beds available in National Health Service hospitals in each district health area in Wales at the most recent available date; and what is his policy towards the maintenance and extension of the availability of general practitioner beds.

Mr. David Hunt

The latest available information is published in "Hospital Bed Use Statistics, 1988–89", a copy of which is in the Library of the House.

The provision of general practitioner beds is a matter for district health authorities, in consultation with family practitioner committees, in the light of their assessments of local need and resources available.

Mr. Wigley

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales (1) if he will publish a table showing the number of beds in community hospitals in each of the nine district health authorities in Wales;

(2) what was the total number of hospital beds available in 1978–79 and at the most recent available date (a) for Wales as a whole and (b) for each district health authority in Wales.

Mr. David Hunt

The information requested is published annually in "Hospital Bed Use Statistics", copies of which are in the Library of the House.

Separate publications are available for each calendar year 1973 to 1987, and for each financial year 1982–83 to 1988–89.