HC Deb 16 March 1992 vol 205 c903W
Mr. Alan W. Williams

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many hospitals in Wales have expressed an interest in applying for trust status.

Mr. Nicholas Bennett

My right hon. Friend has invited applications from 14 health units for NHS trust status in April 1993. These cover 82 hospitals, 11,000 beds and contractual income of some £600 million. Including Pembrokeshire, some 65 per cent. of acute services and 60 per cent. of community services in Wales could be NHS trust based in 1993.