§ Mr. Simon HughesTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many(a) hospitals and (b) hospital trusts there were in operation in (a) 1980, (b) 1985, (c) 1990, (d) 1992, (e) 1994–95 and (f) 1995–96. [11622]
§ Mr. Gwilym JonesThe information is given in the following table.
Number of hospital units1 Number of NHS Trusts 1980 171 — 1985 159 — 1990 152 — 1992–93 143 1 1994–95 139 24 1995–96 141 28 1 Open at end of each year. A hospital is a separately administered in-patient unit. Where two hospitals are on the same site, but are now administered by different NHS trusts, they are counted as two hospitals whereas previously they would be included only once.
Number of patients admitted and treated more than one month after a cancelled operation Quarter ending NHS Trust 30 June 1995 30 September 1995 31 December 1995 31 March 1996 30 June 1996 30 September 1996 Bridgend and district — — — — — — Carmarthen and district — — — 6 20 10 Ceredigion and Mid Wales 4 2 3 — 1 1 East Glamorgan 11 — 19 12 5 2 Glan Clwyd general hospital — — — — — — Glan Hafren — — — 3 6 3 Glan-y-Mor 3 2 1 11 — 4 Gwynedd hospitals — — — 3 3 1 Llandough hospital — — — — — — Llanelli Dinefwr — — 1 — 5 2 Morriston hospital — — — — — — Nevill Hall and district 1 1 4 — — — North Glamorgan — — — — — 1 Pembrokeshire — — — — — 7 Powys health care — — — — — — Rhondda health care — — — — 1— 1— Swansea — — — — — — University hospital of Wales — — — — — — healthcare 46 25 12 21 3 3 Velindre — — — — — — Wrexham Maelor hospital — — 3 20 — — Wales 65 30 43 76 43 34 1 Operations not performed within Trust.