To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what are the recommended staffing levels by patient category in Welsh hospitals; and what are the current staffing levels.
There are no recommended staffing levels by patient category in hospitals. The determination of appropriate staffing levels is an operational matter for individual health authorities.Staff numbers by individual hospitals are not held centrally. With the exception of medical and dental staff and nursing and midwifery staff, information which is held centrally does not distinguish between community and hospital based staff.The table provides a breakdown by authority, and between hospital and community based staff where appropriate, at 30 September 1986:
| Welsh Water Authority: average household bill | ||
| £ | Percentage1 | |
| 1975–76 | 37·44 | — |
| 1976–77 | 43·91 | 17·3 |
| 1977–78 | 47·66 | 8·5 |
| 1978–79 | 44·11 | (7·4) |
| 1979–80 | 49·08 | 11·3 |
| 1980–81 | 60·38 | 23·0 |
| 1981–82 | 66·76 | 10·6 |
£
| Percentage1
| |
| 1982–83 | 281·34 | 21·8 |
| 1983–84 | 86·35 | 6·2 |
| 1984–85 | 92·77 | 7·4 |
| 1985–86 | 103·91 | 12·0 |
| 1986–87 | 114·01 | 9·7 |
| 1987–88 | 122·61 | 7·5 |
| 1988–89 | 134·57 | 9·7 |
1 Percentage increase over previous year. | ||
2 The rateable value was increased from £120 to £124 in 1982–83. | ||
Notes: Comparable figures are not available for 1974–75 for the average household.
In 1978–79 the average bill decreased by 7·4 per cent. over the previous year.
Gross capital expenditure in 1986–87
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£ million
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Clwyd
| Dyfed
| Gwent
| Gwynedd
| Mid Glamorgan
| Powys
| South Glamorgan
| West Glamorgan
| |
Local authorities
| 53·004 | 41·956 | 87·344 | 27·665 | 80·329 | 15·357 | 62·458 | 61·611 |
Direct central Government:
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| (i) health1 | 6·109 | 7·405 | 6·976 | 2·579 | 6·753 | 1·269 | 10·726 | 12·167 |
| (ii) roads | 27·584 | 19·414 | 8·508 | 25·162 | 9·199 | 3·222 | 3·813 | 2·253 |
| (iii) agricultural grants2 | 1·971 | 4·245 | 0·400 | 2·361 | 0·362 | 4·757 | 0·066 | 0·254 |
1 Health authority capital expenditure, excluding residual WHCSA expenditure. | ||||||||
2 Net of EC receipts and excluding the Agriculture Improvement Scheme. | ||||||||
For details of regional development grant and regional selective assistance expenditure, I refer the hon. Gentleman to the answer which I gave to the hon. Member for Alyn and Deeside (Mr. Jones) on 24 February, Official Report columns 215–16.