§ Mr. Alex CarlileTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many patients failed to attend out-patient appointments in Wales in each year since 1992; and if he will make a statement. [15113]
§ Mr. RedwoodSome hospitals are unable to provide information on patients failing to attend out-patient appointments. The available data are in the following table.
Health Authority area unit trust Patients failing to attend out-patient appointments 1992–93 1993–94 Clwyd Clwydian Community Care NHS Trust 6,249 7,175 Glan Clwyd Hospital NHS Trust 11,158 16,147 Wrexham Maelor Hospital NHS Trust 19,565 18,619 East Dyfed Carmarthen and District NHS Trust 10,522 11,169 Ceredigion and Mid Wales NHS Trust 6,434 8,953 Llanelli Dinefwr NHS Trust 11,192 13,961 Mental Health Unit 1,784 1,333 Gwent Glan Hafren NHS Trust 34,951 50,469 North Gwent Unit 9,203 10,333 Gwent Community NHS Trust 5,435 7,304 Gwynedd Acute Unit 22,481 28,705 Community Unit 4,139 6,097 Mid Glamorgan Bridgend and District NHS Trust 15,983 20,180 Hensol Unit — 1 Merthyr Cynon Unit 31,547 41,612 Rhondda Unit 9,277 10,479 Rhymney Valley Unit 4,554 9,799 Taff Ely Unit 13,151 14,475 Pembrokeshire NHS Trust 8,266 10,744 Powys Health Care NHS Trust 4,739 5,884 South Glamorgan Cardiff Royal Infirmary Unit n/a 4,695 Llandough Hospital NHS Trust n/a 9,310 University Hospital of Wales Unit n/a n/a Whitchurch Hospital Unit n/a n/a Dental Unit n/a n/a West Glamorgan District Unit 2,121 8,382 East Unit 17,534 17,330 North Unit 4,907 1,341 Swansea NHS Trust 22,978 23,563 Note:
NHS trusts are listed under the name they had in 1993–94 although some did not have trust status in 1992–93.