HC Deb 30 October 1992 vol 212 cc863-4W
Mr. Rowlands

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what estimate he has made of the number of surgical beds available at the Prince Charles hospital at Merthyr Tydfil in 1991; and what is the number currently available.

Mr. Gwilym Jones

The information is for surgical specialities as shown in the table.

Prince Charles hospital:
Average beds available daily to surgical specialties1
1991 1992
General surgery 89.3 80.8
Trauma and orthopaedics 71.3 73.3
Ear, nose and throat 21.3 19.5
Ophthalmology 17.5 14.6
Oral surgery 10.1 8.7
TOTAL 209.5 196.9
1 Quarter ending June.

Mr. Rowlands

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what estimate he has made of the cost of restoring the number of surgical beds before the recent reduction at the Prince Charles hospital, Merthyr Tydfil.

Mr. Gwilym Jones

None. This is a matter which falls within the day-to-day management responsibility of Mid Glamorgan health authority.