HC Deb 20 February 1992 vol 204 cc243-5W
Mr. Wigley

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales (1) if he will publish figures for in-patient bed days per 1,000 population in non-psychiatric hospitals in Wales in each year from 1979, broken down into age categories;

(2) how many in-patient admissions per 1,000 population into non-psychiatric hospitals have occurred in Wales in each year since 1979; and if he will publish the figures according to age category.

Year 0 to 14 15 to 24 25 to 44 45 to 64 65 to 74 75 + Total2
In.patient bed days per 1,000 population1
1979 378.3 360.8 473.3 1,088.2 2,684.3 7,243.6 1,193.7
1980 379.2 361.6 475.3 1,052.1 2,825.4 7,662.3 1,219.5
1981 392.6 366.8 471.4 1,051.6 2,673.5 7,372.6 1,199.1
1982 370.3 520.9 575.8 959.8 2,651.2 7,441.4 31,236.1
1983 392.8 526.0 608.6 1,031.5 2,805.0 7,932.0 1,317.7
1984 392.5 529.9 595.9 1,033.1 2,866.4 7,707.6 1,316.7
1985 408.3 520.2 597.5 1,092.5 2,974.1 8,459.4 1,403.8
1986 399.1 506.2 576.2 1,033.4 2,860.1 8,048.3 1,352.3
1987 462.0 518.9 584.0 1,052.9 2,842.4 7,756.7 1,377.3
1988 445.0 514.4 550.7 1,009.9 2,769.4 7,412.4 1,327.2
1989 481.7 578.5 575.5 1,022.5 2,775.5 7,397.3 1,351.5
1990 418.9 467.6 506.3 914.8 2,424.5 6,629.0 41,196.3
In-patient deaths and discharges per 1,000 population1
1979 80.2 68.8 75.2 95.5 152.2 239.0 97.5
1980 83.5 70.8 78.8 100.7 162.0 255.3 102.0
1981 88.6 73.7 80.4 104.3 170.1 272.8 106.7
1982 84.2 109.7 103.2 95.5 158.7 261.5 3113.9
1983 95.6 120.3 119.2 113.5 189.2 303.2 131.7
1984 100.5 126.3 122.9 118.1 196.2 322.7 137.8
1985 102.2 131.7 130.3 124.2 215.4 375.4 143.4
1986 106.6 134.4 131.5 128.8 220.5 383.7 147.7
1987 106.9 135.8 128.8 129.4 218.2 372.7 151.7
1988 109.1 141.3 129.0 131.4 225.2 382.0 154.9
1989 110.3 142.5 127.0 128.6 228.3 394.5 155.3
1990 110.4 139.2 125.5 124.9 218.9 380.1 4151.8
1 Figures prior to 1982 exclude Obstetrics and GP Maternity cases. Bed days by age of patient are not available for such cases in those years, but in-patient deaths and discharges per 1,000 population are given separately below.
2 Includes age not known.
3 Data for 1982 is believed to understate the true position due to an industrial dispute which affected the completeness of the data.
4 Provisional.

Mr. Nicholas Bennett

Information is collected on the basis of in-patient discharges, including deaths, from hospital rather than admissions to NHS hospitals in Wales.

Bed days and in-patient deaths and discharges per 1,000 population in non-psychiatric NHS hospitals in Wales, by age of patient on discharge, are given in the tables.

Obstetrics and general practitioner maternity in-patient deaths and discharges per 1,000 population
Year 0 to 14 15 to 24 25 to 44 45 to 64 65 to 74 75+ Total1
1979 0.1 45.8 33.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 15.2
1980 0.1 46.0 33.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 15.5
1981 0.0 45.7 32.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 15.5
1 Includes age not known.