§ Mr. Gareth WardellTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will publish for the period 1 January to 31 March the number of cataract operations his Department has contracted with Ysbyty Gwynedd and the Bridgend general hospital treatment centres to be carried out.
§ Mr. Nicholas BennettThe Department contracts with the treatment centres on a financial year basis. In the current financial year the ophthalmic treatment centre at Bridgend general hospital is contracted to perform 275 cataract and 25 other operations and the treatment centre at Ysbyty Gwynedd is contracted for 450 cataract and 50 other operations. Both centres are on course to meet their targets.
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Mr. Alan WilliamsTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many patients from each Welsh health authority have been treated for cataract removal at the new Bridgend treatment centre since its opening; and how many have been referred to the centre by each authority.
§ Mr. Nicholas BennettThe number of patients treated in the three months to December 1991 was as follows:
Number Mid Glamorgan 98 West Glamorgan 56 South Glamorgan 11 East Dyfed 11 Gwent 5 Powys 1 On 17 January the number of patients scheduled for admission before the end of the financial year was as follows:
Number Mid Glamorgan 37 West Glamorgan 39 South Glamorgan 31 East Dyfed 17 Gwent 4 Powys 2