Hospital Beds

asked the Secretary of State for Wales if, for each of the years 1973 to 1984, he will provide such information as is available as to the number of hospital beds in each Welsh health authority region which were (a) closed as a result of complete hospital closure, (b) closed in hospitals which were not completely closed, (c) provided as a result of new hospital openings and (d) provided as a result of additions to existing hospitals.

[pursuant to his reply, 12 July 1985, c. 550]: The information requested is provided in the tables, together with the number of inpatients treated in each year. The tables demonstrate the Government's policy of transferring patients from long stay hospitals to more appropriate forms of care, and show its continuing commitment to providing more care in the acute sector, where bed numbers have increased by well over 1,000 since 1979 when the Government took office and where the number of patients treated has risen steadily.

	Number of beds closed as result of complete hospital closure	Number of beds closed in hospitals not completely closed	Number of beds provided as a result of new hospital openings	Number of beds provided as a result of additions to existing hospitals	Number of in-patient cases
1975	—	—	—	—	10,060
1976	—	3	—	1	10,299
1977	—	2	—	—	10,128
1978	25	18	—	—	10,907
1979	—	—	—	—	11,130
1980	31	20	—	—	5,632
1981	201	—	—	—	2,694
1982	—	4	—	—	2,733
1983	—	—	—	—	2,947
1984	—	—	—	—	3,179
DYFED:
Acute hospitals:
1974	—	—	—	—	28,949
1975	—	—	—	18	27,667
1976	—	—	—	1	29,973
1977	—	—	—	8	31,317
1978	—	58	174	2	33,651
1979	109	—	—	184	36,214
1980	—	—	—	—	38,081
1981	—	12	—	—	37,711
Long star hospitals:
1974	—	—	—	—	556
1975	—	—	—	—	556
1976	—	8	—	—	547
1977	—	—	—	—	429
1978	68	—	—	—	407
1979	—	14	—	—	329
1980	—	12	—	—	389
1981	—	—	—	—	501
Psychiatric hospitals:
1974	—	23	—	—	1,033
1975	—	—	—	—	1,086
1976	—	—	—	—	1,098
1977	—	—	—	—	1,128
1978	—	83	—	—	1,032
1979	—	30	—	—	963
1980	—	17	—	—	1,000
1981	—	2	—	—	959
Other hospitals:
1974	—	—	—	24	2,890
1975	12	—	—	8	2,203
1976	—	7	—	—	2,176
1977	—	12	—	6	2,469
1978	—	57	—	—	2,562
1979	45	—	—	—	1,104
1980	—	—	—	—	1,018
1981	—	—	—	—	949
EAST DYFED:
Acute hospitals:
1982	—	—	—	6	26,212
1983	—	14	—	—	26,174
1984	—	16	—	1	27,419
Long stay hospitals:
1982	—	6	—	—	696
1983	—	2	—	1	893
1984	—	—	—	31	949
Psychiatric hospitals:
1982	—	100	—	—	994
1983	—	19	—	—	869
1984	—	70	—	—	945
Other hospitals:
1982	—	—	—	—	208
1983	—	—	—	—	181
1984	32	—	—	—	47

	Number of beds closed as result of complete hospital closure	Number of beds closed in hospitals not completely closed	Number of beds provided as a result of new hospital openings	Number of beds provided as a result of additions to existing hospitals	Number of in-patient cases
PEMBROKESHIRE:
Acute hospitals:
1982	—	—	—	3	10,952
1983	—	—	—	—	10,863
1984	—	—	—	3	11,516
Long stay hospitals:
1982	—	—	—	—	—
1983	—	—	—	—	—
1984	—	—	—	—	—
Psychiatric hospitals:
1982	—	—	—	—	—
1983	—	—	—	—	—
1984	—	—	—	—	—
Other hospitals:
1982	—	—	—	—	561
1983	—	—	—	—	579
1984	—	—	—	—	472
GWENT:
Acute hospitals:
1974	—	8	—	42	31,197
1975	—	69	—	8	31,898
1976	53	4	—	123	33,797
1977	—	70	—	33	33,916
1978	—	—	—	30	34,242
1979	—	2	—	91	33,381
1980	—	6	—	114	39,759
1981	—	—	—	—	42,909
1982	—	29	—	—	42,654
1983	—	8	—	—	44,576
1984	—	21	—	9	47,729
Long stay hospitals:
1974	—	1	—	—	1,333
1975	—	47	—	—	1,293
1976	—	1	—	27	1,559
1977	—	2	—	2	1,623
1978	—	—	—	—	1,291
1979	—	—	—	—	1,255
1980	25	76	—	—	1,405
1981	—	—	—	—	1,353
1982	—	—	—	—	1,184
1983	—	8	—	159	1,275
1984	—	—	—	—	1,256
Psychiatric hospitals:
1974	—	136	—	—	2,836
1975	—	169	—	—	2,480
1976	—	55	—	—	2,637
1977	—	12	—	—	2,482
1978	—	8	—	—	2,416
1979	—	29	—	—	2,349
1980	—	5	—	—	2,492
1981	12	244	—	—	2,456
1982	—	38	—	—	2,425
1983	—	39	—	—	2,517
1984	—	24	—	—	2,601
Other hospitals:
1974	—	16	—	—	14,154
1975	—	87	—	—	12,838
1976	20	41	—	—	12,899
1977	26	6	—	36	13,142
1978	—	—	—	24	13,236
1979	—	31	—	—	12,858
1980	—	72	—	—	8,992
1981	—	—	—	—	8,953
1982	—	4	—	20	8,836
1983	76	8	—	—	9,990
1984	—	—	—	7	10,521

	Number of beds closed as result of complete hospital closure	Number of beds closed in hospitals not completely closed	Number of beds provided as a result of new hospital openings	Number of beds provided as a result of additions to existing hospitals	Number of in-patient cases
GWYNEDD:
Acute hospitals:
1974	—	—	—	24	20,921
1975	—	—	—	38	19,895
1976	—	—	—	11	22,403
1977	—	—	—	10	23,736
1978	—	—	—	—	23,970
1979	—	—	—	—	23,068
1980	—	1	—	—	24,693
1981	—	3	—	—	25,703
1982	—	—	—	—	26,572
1983	—	3	—	—	26,576
1984	—	57	529	—	27,807
Long stay hospitals:
1974	43	29	—	30	986
1975	—	2	—	—	1,136
1976	—	15	—	1	1,056
1977	—	—	—	—	878
1978	—	—	—	—	803
1979	—	—	—	—	881
1980	—	2	—	—	858
1981	—	—	—	—	882
1982	—	—	—	—	955
1983	—	—	—	—	1,122
1984	—	39	—	—	1,038
Psychiatric hospitals:
1974	—	—	—	—	169
1975	—	—	—	—	199
1976	—	31	—	—	239
1977	—	—	—	—	201
1978	—	—	—	—	273
1979	—	—	—	—	224
1980	—	—	—	—	256
1981	—	—	—	—	236
1982	—	—	—	—	212
1983	—	—	—	—	215
1984	—	—	—	—	197
Other hospitals:
1974	—	—	—	32	4,004
1975	6	—	—	—	3,247
1976	—	10	—	—	3,417
1977	—	—	—	—	3,290
1978	—	—	—	—	3,303
1979	—	—	—	—	3,525
1980	17	—	—	—	3,427
1981	—	—	—	—	3,225
1982	—	—	—	—	3,488
1983	—	—	—	—	3,470
1984	—	25	—	—	2,454
MID GLAMORGAN:
Acute hospitals:
1974	—	5	—	25	45,953
1975	13	38	—	—	44,539
1976	—	21	—	41	46,842
1977	—	5	—	33	47,928
1978	^*138	3	362	—	53,915
1979	—	—	—	65	56,337
1980	—	2	—	5	59,875
1981	—	6	—	5	60,134
1982	—	18	—	—	56,772
1983	—	1	—	3	62,868
1984	—	—	—	31	67,515
Long stay hospitals:
1974	—	26	—	2	1,027
1975	—	5	—	42	943
1976	.—	—	—	—	1,208
1977	—	—	—	—	1,246
1978	25	—	—	—	1,351
1979	45	3	—	—	1,327

	Number of beds closed as result of complete hospital closure	Number of beds closed in hospitals not completely closed	Number of beds provided as a result of new hospital openings	Number of beds provided as a result of additions to existing hospitals	Number of in-patient cases
1980	—	—	^†98	—	2,208
1981	—	—	—	—	2,759
1982	—	—	—	—	2,379
1983	—	10	—	—	4,111
1984	—	1	—	10	4,815
Psychiatric hospitals:
1974	—	86	—	—	2,600
1975	—	68	—	—	1,706
1976	47	15	—	—	1,741
1977	—	97	—	—	1,686
1978	—	72	—	—	2,147
1979	—	45	—	—	1,631
1980	—	58	—	—	1,846
1981	—	7	—	—	1,799
1982	—	89	—	—	1,641
1983	—	24	—	—	1,899
1984	—	—	—	—	1,939
Other hospitals:
1974	30	5	—	—	9,930
1975	16	16	—	30	10,089
1976	—	13	—	7	9,567
1977	—	3	—	—	9,737
1978	—	166	—	32	6,121
1979	—	13	—	—	4,587
1980	90	9	—	—	3,629
1981	—	5	—	—	2,760
1982	—	8	—	—	2,697
1983	—	—	—	—	2,818
1984	—	—	—	1	3,035
POWYS:
Acute hospitals:
1974	—	1	—	—	3,469
1975	—	—	—	—	3,478
1976	—	—	—	—	3,563
1977	—	—	—	—	3,589
1978	—	—	—	30	3,661
1979	—	—	—	—	3,527
1980	—	—	—	20	3,853
1981	—	—	—	—	3,993
1982	—	—	—	—	3,860
1983	—	—	—	—	4,202
1984	—	—	—	—	4,438
Long stay hospitals
1974	—	—	—	—	326
1975	—	—	—	—	423
1976	—	—	—	—	322
1977	—	—	—	—	380
1978	—	—	—	—	316
1979	—	83	—	—	326
1980	—	1	—	—	374
1981	—	—	—	—	370
1982	—	—	—	—	400
1983	—	1	—	—	546
1984	—	—	—	—	534
Psychiatric hospitals:
1974	—	—	—	—	319
1975	—	—	—	—	291
1976	—	—	—	—	277
1977	—	—	—	—	279
1978	—	—	—	—	307
1979	—	—	—	—	304
1980	—	16	—	—	331
1981	—	—	—	—	314
1982	—	25	—	—	350
1983	—	103	—	25	377
1984	—	—	—	30	378
Other hospitals:
1974	—	15	—	3	1,332

	Number of beds closed as result of complete hospital closure	Number of beds closed in hospitals not completely closed	Number of beds provided as a result of new hospital openings	Number of beds provided as a result of additions to existing hospitals	Number of in-patient cases
1975	—	—	—	—	1,194
1976	—	21	—	—	1,194
1977	—	—	—	—	1,167
1978	—	—	—	—	1,209
1979	—	—	—	—	1,254
1980	—	28	—	—	1,390
1981	—	12	—	—	1,266
1982	—	20	—	—	1,237
1983	—	—	—	—	1,222
1984	—	—	—	—	1,235
SOUTH GLAMORGAN:
Acute hospitals:
1974	—	—	—	—	48,282
1975	—	10	—	19	48,235
1976	—	11	—	50	51,479
1977	—	31	—	—	51,321
1978	—	2	—	12	52,168
1979	—	—	—	6	52,931
1980	—	4	—	—	53,769
1981	—	1	—	86	57,080
1982	—	37	—	—	55,310
1983	—	4	—	—	60,688
1984	—	2	—	20	63,188
Long stay hospitals:
1974	—	10	—	—	1,984
1975	—	155	—	—	2,045
1976	—	—	—	45	2,020
1977	—	—	—	—	2,193
1978	—	100	—	—	1,990
1979	—	12	—	—	1,326
1980	—	8	—	—	1,646
1981	—	—	—	22	2,096
1982	—	—	—	—	2,120
1983	—	—	—	—	2,291
1984	—	—	—	—	2,315
Psychiatric hospitals:
1974	—	6	—	—	1,549
1975	45	191	—	—	1,529
1976	—	8	—	1	1,450
1977	—	75	—	—	1,354
1978	—	7	,—	55	1,426
1979	—	2	—	—	1,526
1980	—	24	—	—	1,497
1981	—	2	—	22	1,413
1982	—	4	—	—	1,386
1983	—	—	—	—	1,573
1984	—	11	—	3	1,518
Other hospitals:
1974	—	87	—	15	13,628
1975	137	38	—	—	12,753
1976	—	10	—	—	14,164
1977	—	—	—	1	12,453
1978	—	—	—	—	11,885
1979	—	29	—	—	11,743
1980	—	139	—	2	12,521
1981	—	148	—	—	11,440
1982	—	—	—	46	11,036
1983	—	26	—	26	11,583
1984	—	—	—	—	11,962
WEST GLAMORGAN:
Acute hospitals:
1974	—	103	—	4	39,839
1975	—	—	—	16	39,300
1976	—	—	—	32	42,075
1977	—	22	—	33	43,050
1978	—	9	—	5	42,449
1979	—	—	—	—	43,995
1980	—	—	—	5	45,891
1981	—	31	—	31	45,729

	Number of beds closed as result of complete hospital closure	Number of beds closed in hospitals not completely closed	Number of beds provided as a result of new hospital openings	Number of beds provided as a result of additions to existing hospitals	Number of in-patient cases
1982	—	—	—	—	46,366
1983	—	9	—	—	48,379
1984	—	—	—	—	50,718
Long stay hospitals:
1974	—	121	—	—	3,222
1975	—	—	—	—	3,320
1976	—	—	—	2	3,498
1977	—	5	—	—	3,398
1978	—	8	—	30	3,813
1979	—	—	—	—	3,988
1980	—	—	—	—	4,085
1981	—	3	—	—	4,106
1982	—	—	—	—	4,018
1983	—	—	—	—	4,216
1984	—	—	—	—	4,537
Psychiatric hospitals:
1974	—	—	—	—	850
1975	—	—	—	24	888
1976	—	—	—	8	942
1977	—	2	—	—	1,071
1978	—	269	—	41	1,232
1979	—	—	—	—	1,350
1980	—	—	—	—	1,409
1981	—	40	—	—	1,492
1982	—	—	—	—	1,461
1983	—	—	—	—	1,705
1984	—	—	—	16	1,769
Other hospitals
1974	84	—	—	—	2,335
1975	—	13	—	—	1,957
1976	—	3	—	—	2,078
1977	—	7	—	—	2,011
1978	—	24	—	—	1,647
1979	21	—	—	—	1,351
1980	—	—	—	—	953
1981	—	42	—	—	821
1982	—	2	—	3	738
1983	—	—	—	2	846
1984	—	—	—	1	912
^* 126 beds were in a hospital temporarily closed.
^† Hospital re-opened.

Volume 83: debated on Monday 22 July 1985