§ Sir Raymond PowellTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will publish in theOfficial Report the letter sent to the hon. Member for Ogmore on 21 April on hospital beds in Wales. [39848]
§ Mr. Win GriffithsA copy of my letter is as follows.
295WIn my written answer to you on Monday 6 April (Hansard, Vol. 310, No. 154, Col. 211) I said I would write to you regarding the information sought in your question about hospital beds.The enclosed table shows the average daily number of available beds in each hospital in Wales in each of the quarters ending 31 December 1991, 31 March 1997 and 31 December 1997. The data are collected on a quarterly basis and so it is not possible to show the number of beds on specific dates.However, due to the changes in the way individual hospitals have been administered over the past six years (new units opening and subsequent transfer of beds for example) changes in the number of beds in individual hospitals should be treated with caution.I hope this is helpful.
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Average daily available beds Quarter ending Hospital 31 December 1991 31 March 1997 31 December 1997 Dolgellau and Barmouth District 33 32 26 Druid 38 Closed March 1993 — Dryll y Car 1— 8 8 East Glamorgan General 461 457 463 East Glamorgan psychiatric 70 70 76 Ebbw Vale 40 40 27 Ely 313 145 141 Energlyn 29 Closed January 1993 — Eryri 36 36 36 Fairwood 17 18 17 Ffestiniog Memorial 17 17 17 Flint Community 18 18 18 Garngoch 40 40 40 Garth Angharad 11 Closed March 1993 — Glanrhyd 204 213 203 Gorseinon Units 24 Transferred to UA April 1995 — Groeswen 50 50 49 Gwynfa Residential Unit 18 17 Closed March 1997 Gwynfryn Unit 1— 15 15 H. M. Stanley 219 28 28 Hensol 317 188 180 Hill House 90 85 85 Holywell Community 19 18 18 Knighton 20 20 20 Lansdowne 125 98 117 Llandough 474 477 469 Llandovery 18 18 18 Llandrindod Wells 66 66 50 Llandudno General 148 119 115 Llandudno MI Unit 16 16 16 Llanfrechfa Grange 207 90 90 Llangollen Community 18 18 18 Llanidloes and District War Memorial 40 38 38 Lluesty 44 30 30 Llwyn-y-Groes Unit 2— 92 92 Llwyn View 12 Closed March 1993 — Llwyneryr 35 12 12 Llwynypia 129 138 134 Llynfi 20 8 8 Llys Maldwyn 57 57 57 Maesgwyn 60 50 45 Maesteg 45 23 26 Mardy 85 100 51 Meadowslea 54 43 42 Mid Wales 243 136 131 Minfordd 16 26 26 Mold Community 40 40 40 Monmouth General 25 25 25 Montgomeryshire County Infirmary 48 48 48 Morriston2 616 773 737 Mount Pleasant (Gwent) 86 Closed March 1994 — Mount Pleasant (West Glamorgan) 83 Closed March 1994 — Mountain Ash General 23 47 48 Mynydd Mawr 50 39 38 Neath General 326 256 239 Nevill Hall 442 397 381 North Road Hospital 71 43 33 North Wales 380 Closed November 1995 — North Wales Adolescent Service 1— — 23 Oakdale 20 20 20 Parc 215 Closed September 1994 — Pen-y-Fal 316 350 Closed August 1997 Pen y Fai 159 Closed September 1995 — Penley 32 16 16 Penrhos Stanley 1— 53 53 Pentwyn 4 Closed November 1991 — Pontypool and District 44 Closed September 1993. Services transferred to Country — Pontypridd and District 1— 12 12 Port Talbot General 27 Ceased treating in-patients June 1994 — Porth and District 29 23 25 Prestatyn Community 12 12 12
Average daily available beds Quarter ending Hospital 31 December 1991 31 March 1997 31 December 1997 Prince Charles 447 442 438 Prince of Wales 121 92 56 Prince Philip 209 214 225 Princess of Wales 395 409 487 Redwood Memorial 21 21 21 Rhiwfelin 26 Closed December 1991 — Rookwood 101 85 88 Royal Alexandra 54 67 67 Royal Gwent 643 725 749 Royal Hamadryad 50 50 47 Ruthin Community 48 45 47 Singleton 530 472 479 South Pembrokeshire 63 51 55 St. Cadoc's 309 190 175 St. David's (Dyfed) 378 269 272 St. David's (Gwynedd) 130 Closed September 1994 — St. David's (Powys) 25 Closed January 1994. Beds transferred to Breconshire War Memorial — St. Lawrence 128 Closed September 1994. Services transferred to Morriston — St. Tydfil's 140 114 141 St. Woolos 317 189 128 Stanley Sailors 17 Closed February 1995. See Penrhos Stanley — Sully 175 67 68 Talygarn Rehabilitation Centre 49 Closed September 1992 — Tenby Cottage 16 16 15 The Barry Hospital 1— 94 100 Tonna 80 80 80 Toneg 40 22 22 Tredegar General 58 58 58 Tregaron 30 28 29 Treherbert 33 33 31 Trevalyn 34 32 32 Tyntyla 47 Closed November 1991 — Tywyn and District War Memorial 28 26 26 University Hospital of Wales 871 868 874 Valley 28 Closed February 1996 — Velindre 95 86 83 Victoria Memorial 53 45 45 West Wales General 445 418 420 Whitchurch 379 289 316 Withybush General 375 339 333 Wrexham Maelor 656 586 576 Ysbyty George Thomas 65 75 75 Ysbyty Glan Clwyd 379 519 520 Ysbyty Gwynedd 504 529 525 Ysbyty Gwynedd Psychiatric 1— 62 62 Ystrad Mynach 114 100 93 Ystrad Mynach Bungalow Unit 4— 10 9 Ystradgynlais Community 50 52 52 1Not open at this date. 2Included with Wrexham Maelor. 3Includes Clydach War Memorial and Gorseinon. 4Included with Ystrad Mynach.