Mr. Alan WilliamsTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales for which specialties West Glamorgan health authority has sought Welsh Office funding in each of the last five years and during 1991–92.
§ Mr. Nicholas BennettSince April 1991, all health authorities have been funded to secure services for their resident population. Prior to the introduction of the National Health Service reforms, health authorities were funded on an historic basis, reflecting the level of specialties and services which they inherited in 1974 at the time of the National Health Service reorganisation.
Prior to the de-designation of regional services from 1 April 1991, West Glamorgan was also centrally funded to provide the following regional specialties:
- Renal Dialysis
- Radiotherapy and Oncology
- Burns and Plastic Surgery Service Development
Since 1 April 1991, central funds have been devolved to user health authorities to contract with providing units for all former regional services on behalf of their resident populations. West Glamorgan health authority continues to be centrally funded for the burns and plastic surgery service development at Morriston hospital.