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Mr. Barry Jones
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales (1) how many acute beds have been lost in Wales since 1979, expressed by number and as a percentage;(2) how many
(a) hospital beds and (b) acute hospital beds there were in Wales in (i) 1979 and (ii) at the latest date for which figures are available; and what is (ii) as a percentage of (i);
(3) how many hospital beds have been closed since 1979.
Mr. Gwilym Jones
The information is as follows:
Average daily beds in NHS hospitals | ||||
Change | ||||
1979 | 1991–92 | Number | Per cent. | |
Acute beds1 | 10,133·3 | 8,834·7 | -1,298·6 | -12·8 |
All hospital beds | 23,456·1 | 18,640·3 | -4,815·8 | -20·5 |
Acute beds as a percentage of all beds | 43·2 | 47·4 | — | — |
Inpatient cases treated | 349,695 | 500,336 | 150,641 | 43·1 |
1 Excludes geriatric, maternity, mental handicap and mental illness beds. |