§ Mr. Ieuan Wyn JonesTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales what was the average number of patients per hospital bed for each major specialty in each year since 1989–90; and what was the percentage change over the entire period. [10784]
§ Mr. RichardsThe information, which relates to NHS hospitals in Wales, is given in the following table. Only acute specialities where there were in-patient cases in both 1989–90 and 1994–95 have been included.
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Number of in-patient cases per average daily available bed Percentage change 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1989–90 to 1994–95 General surgery 43.0 42.8 44.8 47.0 50.0 52.1 21 Urology 46.0 45.5 49.0 49.9 51.4 55.5 21 Trauma and orthopaedic 30.6 31.5 34.1 35.8 35.6 37.6 23 Ear, nose and throat 67.5 66.2 71.5 77.4 80.6 78.6 16 Ophthalmology 51.5 53.8 57.9 64.6 67.0 72.5 41 Oral surgery 92.8 92.1 87.0 87.9 86.4 88.7 -4 Neurosurgery 26.7 23.4 26.2 23.6 23.4 26.6 0 Plastic surgery 39.8 36.4 35.9 36.0 40.5 29.4 -26 Burns surgery 13.5 15.2 13.4 15.1 16.3 3.5 -74 Cardiac surgery 21.5 25.4 27.3 25.7 22.9 25.1 17 Thoracic surgery 25.4 25.4 22.9 21.2 19.9 21.0 -17 Paediatric surgery 61.6 56.3 52.9 54.2 56.8 49.9 -19 Anaesthetics 14.9 11.7 17.5 18.9 11.5 16.0 7 General medicine 36.9 39.6 42.2 43.6 45.7 47.0 27 Gastroenterology 22.2 — — 46.8 538.9 146.5 560 Haematology (clinical) 51.9 51.7 51.1 50.3 43.8 46.1 -11 Palliative medicine 21.2 16.0 19.6 18.7 19.5 18.7 -12 Cardiology 49.0 54.1 58.5 54.4 51.9 54.7 12 Dermatology 15.8 17.8 19.7 18.0 18.6 20.7 31 Thoracic medicine 31.6 32.2 40.3 43.4 46.4 48.8 54 Genito urinary medicine 1.8 10.2 9.5 15.0 14.8 12.5 594 Nephrology 41.8 38.7 37.6 41.0 41.4 47.4 13 Medical oncology 13.1 14.1 — — 147.5 87.2 566 Spinal injuries 8.9 7.6 5.5 7.0 6.7 6.0 -33 Other neurology 21.5 21.8 24.4 24.4 22.8 23.1 7 Rheumatology 17.5 15.9 21.6 23.1 26.2 24.6 41 Paediatrics 56.0 59.0 63.9 64.4 68.5 74.0 32 Gynaecology 70.1 70.0 73.0 73.4 74.2 70.5 0 GP other 16.1 16.0 17.0 16.9 16.7 16.8 4 Radiotherapy 29.5 28.0 30.0 34.4 40.5 44.4 51 Total all specialties 23.9 24.8 26.8 27.9 29.1 30.5 28
§ Mr. JonesTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales what was the average length of an in-patient hospital stay for each specialty in each year since 1989–90. [10732]
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Average duration of stay (days) 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 General surgery 6.3 6.3 6.2 6.0 5.8 5.7 Urology 6.1 5.9 5.9 5.5 5.1 5.2 Trauma and orthopaedic 9.2 8.8 8.4 8.0 8.0 7.6 Ear, nose and throat 3.3 3.4 3.2 2.9 2.8 2.7 Opthalmology 4.4 4.0 3.7 3.1 2.7 2.5 Oral surgery 2.3 2.4 2.3 2.2 2.4 2.3 Restorative dentistry — — — 18.3 1.4 0.4 Neurosurgery 10.7 12.6 11.4 12.5 12.0 10.9 Plastic surgery 5.5 5.5 5.9 5.7 5.1 6.1 Burns surgery 15.0 12.5 13.6 13.4 12.4 39.9 Cardiac surgery 14.0 13.2 12.2 12.4 13.8 12.3 Thoracic surgery 9.6 10.2 11.2 10.5 11.4 11.4 Paediatric surgery 3.4 3.3 3.8 3.6 3.1 3.0 Anaesthetics 7.4 3.4 2.6 2.2 2.6 4.7 General medicine 8.0 7.7 7.2 6.9 6.9 6.8 Gastroenterology 16.4 — — 7.3 12.4 2.4 Haematology (clinical) 5.7 6.0 5.6 6.0 6.3 6.3 Clinical physiology — — — — 60.2 — Rehabilitation — — 36.9 41.7 44.7 30.4 Palliative medicine 12.1 14.5 12.8 12.7 11.6 12.4 Cardiology 6.2 5.3 5.0 4.9 5.2 5.2 Dermatology 15.9 15.1 13.8 14.8 14.9 13.6 Thoraic medicine 7.6 7.6 7.1 6.7 6.7 6.2 Infectious diseases 8.8 11.0 0.7 — — — Genito urinary medicine 21.9 16.4 11.0 10.1 12.3 13.4 Nephrology 6.3 7.7 9.1 7.8 8.1 6.6 Medical oncology 13.9 15.5 — — 2.5 4.2
§ Mr. RichardsThe information, which relates to NHS hospitals in Wales, is given in the following table.
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Average duration of stay (days) 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 Spinal injuries 27.8 33.9 33.0 29.8 35.4 36.2 Other neurology 10.6 11.1 11.0 11.1 10.5 10.1 Rheumatology 11.6 12.8 11.0 9.9 9.7 9.2 Paediatrics 3.5 3.4 3.2 2.9 3.1 2.9 Paediatric neurology — 7.1 7.9 2.5 3.8 5.4 Geriatric medicine 28.5 26.5 23.6 21.9 20.8 20.3 Obstetrics 3.5 3.4 3.4 3.1 3.0 3.0 Gynaecology 3.4 3.3 3.3 3.2 3.1 3.3 GP maternity 4.0 3.4 3.2 2.5 2.7 3.0 GP other 16.9 16.5 15.9 16.2 16.6 16.1 Mental handicap 525.9 315.2 323.8 266.2 235.9 376.7 Mental illness 73.2 67.7 54.3 47.3 46.7 41.2 Child and adolescent psychiatry 134.2 105.4 97.0 53.4 49.5 47.9 Forensic psychiatry 53.8 45.1 48.3 153.2 151.8 170.0 Old age psychiatry 107.5 104.4 96.1 95.9 82.2 66.3 Radiotherapy 8.4 8.6 8.5 7.7 6.8 6.2 Radiology — 3.7 0.9 6.8 9.8 0.8 Chemical pathology 3.7 — 2.0 — — — Occupational medicine — — — — 141.8 39.7 Haematology (non clinical) 8.1 6.1 — — — — Neuropathology — 18.3 — — — — Accident and emergency 1.5 1.3 1.2 1.2 1.4 1.2 Total 11.7 11.2 10.4 10 10 9.2 Note:
'—' means no in-patients were treated.