HC Deb 13 June 1991 vol 192 c633W
Mr. Morgan

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will list his allocation separately to each health authority in Wales of(a) knee and (b) hip replacement operations to be carried out from Welsh Office central funds at the treatment centre at the Prince of Wales orthopaedic hospital, Rhydlafar, near Cardiff.

Mr. Nicholas Bennett

Allocations are based on established referral patterns and currently these are:

Hips Knees Others
West Glamorgan 37 5 3
Gwent 25 16 7
Mid Glamorgan 19 6 21
Powys 14 1 1
East Dyfed 5 1 0
South Glamorgan 32 10 8
Clwyd 2 0 0
Pembrokeshire 26 11 0
Gwynedd 0 0 0
Total 160 50 40

Mr. Morgan

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what representations he has received from patients, members of the public, Clwyd health authority or the relevant community health councils concerning the recent return of a patient requiring an artificial knee joint operation to Clwyd without treatment from the treatment centre at the Prince of Wales orthopaedic hospital, Rhydlafar.

Mr. Nicholas Bennett

We have not received any representations.

Mr. Morgan

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what representations he has had from Clwyd health authority, community health councils in Clwyd, or otherwise, concerning the allocation of knee replacement operations to be carried out with Welsh Office central funds at the treatment centre at the Prince of Wales orthopaedic hospital, Rhydlafar, near Cardiff.

Mr. Nicholas Bennett

We have not received any representations on this matter.