§ Mr. Win GriffithsTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many medical emergency admissions were made by each hospital in each of the last five years; and what assessment he has made of these figures on the planning for bed provision in Wales.
§ Mr. Gwilym Jones[holding answer 4 July 1994]: The following table shows, for each of the last five years for which data are available, the number of immediate admissions to hospitals in Wales, excluding those which were classified as mental handicap or mental illness.
587WThe provision of hospital beds is a matter for health authorities and NHS trusts. It is their responsibility to ensure that beds are available for those who need them.
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Immediate admissions in financial year Health Authority/Hospital 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 Clwyd Abergele1 433 402 1,646 — — Catherine Gladstone2 58 81 92 56 11 Chirk Community3 — — 83 154 188 Colwyn Bay Community 343 356 367 376 381 Deeside Community3 — — — — 75 Denbighshire Infirmary 304 332 349 377 475 Dobshill — 1 18 30 43 Flint Community 235 231 236 168 106 H.M. Stanley1 2,570 2,666 10,248 — — Holywell Community 284 276 277 170 106 Llangollen Community 192 210 201 97 94 Lluesty1 84 71 149 — — Meadowslea 1 — 22 1 12 Mold Community 171 286 346 302 275 Penley 1 — 1 — — Prestatyn Community 55 49 71 76 22 Royal Alexandra 166 149 143 135 120 Ruthin Community 209 227 217 191 187 Trevalyn — 5 22 10 17 Ysbyty Glan Clwyd1 11,600 12,644 20,580 16,298 16,155 Ysbyty Maclor1 12,499 12,228 4,219 14,782 14,809 East Dyfed Aberaeron 3 4 1 10 2 Amman Valley 5 1 28 90 11 Bronglais 4,436 4,564 5,020 5,085 5,554 Bryntirion 799 607 187 17 403 Cardigan and District 42 125 185 201 275 Llandovery 301 373 302 151 294 Llanelli General2 2,648 2,380 487 — — Mynydd Mawr 3 38 33 29 93 Prince Philip3 — — 3,842 6,216 7,003 Tregaron 10 13 6 54 81 West Wales General 7,599 8,144 7,973 7,491 9,880 Pembrokeshire South Pembrokeshire 427 406 402 536 507 Tenby Cottage 149 139 133 188 212 Withybush General 9,523 10,495 9,670 8,706 8,968 Gwent Abertillery District 74 117 133 144 109 Allt-Yr-Yn 3 3 5 16 14 Blaenavon Health Care Unit 135 201 179 130 110 Blaina and District 170 247 190 185 137 County 819 767 586 365 3 Ebbw Vale 37 84 66 138 99 Monmouth General 148 170 181 153 147 Mount Pleasant 284 302 164 145 299 Nevill Hall 10,537 10,855 9,945 9,269 9,569 Oakdale 3 3 9 3 2 Pontypool and District 83 76 48 46 52 Royal Gwent 16,114 16,573 18,407 18,103 18,520 St. Lawrence 1,583 1,557 1,895 1,807 1,888 St. Woolos 3,365 3,852 4,355 3,627 3,840 Tredegar General 50 111 70 98 95 Gwynedd Bron-y-Garth 43 31 — — 250 Bryn Beryl 255 169 204 245 212 Brynseiont 33 13 8 44 70 Bryn-y-neuadd — — — 34 — Caernarvon Eye and Cottage2 130 119 19 — — Cefni2 10 4 — — — Conwy 51 76 127 128 129 Dolgellau and District 354 203 301 207 251 Druid 20 6 3 95 68 Eryri 116 10 6 103 117 Ffestiniog Memorial 205 232 189 181 159 Groesynyd2 7 14 12 — — Llandudno General 3,531 3,006 2,785 2,261 1,532 Madoc Memorial2 112 155 104 — — 590W591W
Health Authority/Hospital 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 St. David's 4,749 2,014 1,487 — 1,043 Stanley Sailors 214 160 16 189 186 Towyn and District War Memorial 474 462 441 338 247 Valley 26 9 1 76 94 Ysbyty Gwynedd 12,335 12,258 12,928 14,097 10,459 Mid Glamorgan Aberbargoed and District 187 198 189 28 173 Aberdare General 412 502 383 571 578 Bridgend General 775 876 1,032 1,358 1,270 Caerphilly District Miners 2,638 2,835 2,802 3,281 3,064 Dewi Sam 1,318 1,554 1,337 2 — East Glamorgan General 10,484 10,137 10,887 12,462 12,413 Energlyn 2 — 4 — 2 FedwHir2 2 4 5 — — Llwynypia 780 780 850 920 868 Maesgwyn 82 96 177 50 60 Maesteg General 430 439 350 400 388 Mardy 93 92 34 54 42 Merthyr General2 453 522 593 5 — Mountain Ash General 357 419 355 170 36 Pentwyn2 25 21 37 3 — Pontypridd and District2 29 27 53 2 — Porth and District2 33 19 12 43 216 Prince Charles 10.626 11,612 12,973 14,300 14,947 Princess of Wales 9,623 10,787 11,458 10,844 11,002 Redwood Memorial 129 91 120 39 102 Rhiwfelin2 2 1 3 — — St. Tydfil's 2,228 1.808 1,393 2,284 2,253 Talygarn2 155 76 77 — — Tonteg 17 7 — 41 5 Treherbert 75 72 79 91 59 Tyntyla2 4 3 — 2 — Ysbyty George Thomas3 — — — 12 21 Ystrad Mynach 13 — 9 38 107 Powys Breconshire War Memorial 891 1,003 997 1,024 1,036 Bronllys 96 154 146 152 184 Builth Wells Cottage 407 459 522 605 413 Knighton 71 100 104 93 105 Llandrindod Wells 581 684 668 687 780 Llanidloes & District 220 345 375 310 327 Machynlleth and District 145 172 137 412 563 Machynlleth Chest 226 269 230 Montgomery County Infirmary 358 375 272 281 351 St. David's 52 49 41 1,441 — Victoria Memorial 164 185 223 265 265 Ystradgynlais Community 124 132 79 184 262 South Glamorgan Barry Community 577 569 526 526 559 Cardiff Royal Infirmary 11,524 10,800 10,780 10,783 10,781 Childrens ENT2 2 3 — 1 — Glan Ely2 1 5 4 — — Lansdowne 4 2 1 3 6 Llandough 9,180 10,478 14,172 13,159 13,490 Neale Kent2 1 2 19 — — Prince of Wales 76 102 59 26 19 Rookwood 7 2 17 5 20 St. David's2 277 263 227 1 — Sully 429 533 510 944 702 University Hospital of Wales 13,205 16,857 16.981 18,238 17,493 Velindre 625 770 790 682 857 West Glamorgan Clydach War Memorial 114 114 84 123 47 Cymla 737 469 14 364 352 Fairwood — — — — 7 Gellinudd2 36 37 39 42 — Gorseinon 34 150 118 195 114 Groeswen — — — 32 38 Hill House 11 4 6 19 31 Morriston 16,157 17,709 14,239 11,655 10,792 Mount Pleasant 29 15 8 75 19 Neath General 6,464 7,378 6,509 7,951 7,999 Port Talbot General 15 8 5 22 4 Singleton 5,936 6,613 5,028 9,924 9,528
Health Authority/Hospital 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 Not classified to hospitals — — — 550 1,458 1 Data for these hospitals in 1991–92 and 1992–93 is considered unreliable. 2 Hospital closed during period covered. 3 Hospital opened during period covered. Notes:
1. Figures for 1988–9 to 1990–91 derived from Hospital Activity Analysis. For subsequent years from the Patient Episode Database for Wales.
2. In some cases patient records were incomplete and these are shown separately at the bottom of the table.