§ Mr. MorganTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales, pursuant to his answer of 20 January,Official Report, column 76, what was the number of open-heart operations carried out at the University hospital of Wales, the Heath, Cardiff, in each year since 1982 inclusive.
§ Mr. Nicholas BennettInformation in the form requested is not available. However, information provided by the centrally-funded regional cardiac centre at University hospital of Wales from 1984–85 shows that the following operations were undertaken:
Adult By-pass Others 1984–85 528 30 1985–86 573 26 1986–87 500 48 1987–88 566 — 1988–89 522 90 1989–90 561 77 1990–91 577 65 11991–92 549 60 Paediatric 1 1991–92 27 15 1 To 31 January 1992. I have recently announced additional contract funding of more than £5 million to expand facilities at UHW to enable it to perform 800 adult open-heart operations per annum and £2.5 million over the next three years to complete the development of the paediatric cardiac unit and equip it to undertake 200 operations each year for children of all ages.
§ Mr. MorganTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales, pursuant to his answer of 20 January,Official Report, 259W column 76, if he will give the average length of the waiting list for open-heart surgery in the catchment area of the University hospital of Wales, the Heath, Cardiff, for each year since 1982 inclusive and for the whole of Wales, on the same basis.
§ Mr. Nicholas BennettThe only information held centrally relates to waiting lists for cardiac surgery. This is published in "Welsh Hospital Waiting List Bulletin 1991: No. 2" a copy of which is in the Library of the House.