To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what was the average number of patients per hospital bed for each major specialty in each year since 1989–90; and what was the percentage change over the entire period. [10784]
The information, which relates to NHS hospitals in Wales, is given in the following table. Only acute specialities where there were in-patient cases in both 1989–90 and 1994–95 have been included.
Number of in-patient cases per average daily available bed
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Percentage change
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1989–90
| 1990–91
| 1991–92
| 1992–93
| 1993–94
| 1994–95
| 1989–90 to 1994–95
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| General surgery | 43.0 | 42.8 | 44.8 | 47.0 | 50.0 | 52.1 | 21 |
| Urology | 46.0 | 45.5 | 49.0 | 49.9 | 51.4 | 55.5 | 21 |
| Trauma and orthopaedic | 30.6 | 31.5 | 34.1 | 35.8 | 35.6 | 37.6 | 23 |
| Ear, nose and throat | 67.5 | 66.2 | 71.5 | 77.4 | 80.6 | 78.6 | 16 |
| Ophthalmology | 51.5 | 53.8 | 57.9 | 64.6 | 67.0 | 72.5 | 41 |
| Oral surgery | 92.8 | 92.1 | 87.0 | 87.9 | 86.4 | 88.7 | -4 |
| Neurosurgery | 26.7 | 23.4 | 26.2 | 23.6 | 23.4 | 26.6 | 0 |
| Plastic surgery | 39.8 | 36.4 | 35.9 | 36.0 | 40.5 | 29.4 | -26 |
| Burns surgery | 13.5 | 15.2 | 13.4 | 15.1 | 16.3 | 3.5 | -74 |
| Cardiac surgery | 21.5 | 25.4 | 27.3 | 25.7 | 22.9 | 25.1 | 17 |
| Thoracic surgery | 25.4 | 25.4 | 22.9 | 21.2 | 19.9 | 21.0 | -17 |
| Paediatric surgery | 61.6 | 56.3 | 52.9 | 54.2 | 56.8 | 49.9 | -19 |
| Anaesthetics | 14.9 | 11.7 | 17.5 | 18.9 | 11.5 | 16.0 | 7 |
| General medicine | 36.9 | 39.6 | 42.2 | 43.6 | 45.7 | 47.0 | 27 |
| Gastroenterology | 22.2 | — | — | 46.8 | 538.9 | 146.5 | 560 |
| Haematology (clinical) | 51.9 | 51.7 | 51.1 | 50.3 | 43.8 | 46.1 | -11 |
| Palliative medicine | 21.2 | 16.0 | 19.6 | 18.7 | 19.5 | 18.7 | -12 |
| Cardiology | 49.0 | 54.1 | 58.5 | 54.4 | 51.9 | 54.7 | 12 |
| Dermatology | 15.8 | 17.8 | 19.7 | 18.0 | 18.6 | 20.7 | 31 |
| Thoracic medicine | 31.6 | 32.2 | 40.3 | 43.4 | 46.4 | 48.8 | 54 |
| Genito urinary medicine | 1.8 | 10.2 | 9.5 | 15.0 | 14.8 | 12.5 | 594 |
| Nephrology | 41.8 | 38.7 | 37.6 | 41.0 | 41.4 | 47.4 | 13 |
| Medical oncology | 13.1 | 14.1 | — | — | 147.5 | 87.2 | 566 |
| Spinal injuries | 8.9 | 7.6 | 5.5 | 7.0 | 6.7 | 6.0 | -33 |
| Other neurology | 21.5 | 21.8 | 24.4 | 24.4 | 22.8 | 23.1 | 7 |
| Rheumatology | 17.5 | 15.9 | 21.6 | 23.1 | 26.2 | 24.6 | 41 |
| Paediatrics | 56.0 | 59.0 | 63.9 | 64.4 | 68.5 | 74.0 | 32 |
| Gynaecology | 70.1 | 70.0 | 73.0 | 73.4 | 74.2 | 70.5 | 0 |
| GP other | 16.1 | 16.0 | 17.0 | 16.9 | 16.7 | 16.8 | 4 |
| Radiotherapy | 29.5 | 28.0 | 30.0 | 34.4 | 40.5 | 44.4 | 51 |
| Total all specialties | 23.9 | 24.8 | 26.8 | 27.9 | 29.1 | 30.5 | 28 |
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what was the average length of an in-patient hospital stay for each specialty in each year since 1989–90. [10732]
| Average duration of stay (days) | ||||||
| 1989–90 | 1990–91 | 1991–92 | 1992–93 | 1993–94 | 1994–95 | |
| General surgery | 6.3 | 6.3 | 6.2 | 6.0 | 5.8 | 5.7 |
| Urology | 6.1 | 5.9 | 5.9 | 5.5 | 5.1 | 5.2 |
| Trauma and orthopaedic | 9.2 | 8.8 | 8.4 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 7.6 |
| Ear, nose and throat | 3.3 | 3.4 | 3.2 | 2.9 | 2.8 | 2.7 |
| Opthalmology | 4.4 | 4.0 | 3.7 | 3.1 | 2.7 | 2.5 |
| Oral surgery | 2.3 | 2.4 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 2.4 | 2.3 |
| Restorative dentistry | — | — | — | 18.3 | 1.4 | 0.4 |
| Neurosurgery | 10.7 | 12.6 | 11.4 | 12.5 | 12.0 | 10.9 |
| Plastic surgery | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.9 | 5.7 | 5.1 | 6.1 |
| Burns surgery | 15.0 | 12.5 | 13.6 | 13.4 | 12.4 | 39.9 |
| Cardiac surgery | 14.0 | 13.2 | 12.2 | 12.4 | 13.8 | 12.3 |
| Thoracic surgery | 9.6 | 10.2 | 11.2 | 10.5 | 11.4 | 11.4 |
| Paediatric surgery | 3.4 | 3.3 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 3.1 | 3.0 |
| Anaesthetics | 7.4 | 3.4 | 2.6 | 2.2 | 2.6 | 4.7 |
| General medicine | 8.0 | 7.7 | 7.2 | 6.9 | 6.9 | 6.8 |
| Gastroenterology | 16.4 | — | — | 7.3 | 12.4 | 2.4 |
| Haematology (clinical) | 5.7 | 6.0 | 5.6 | 6.0 | 6.3 | 6.3 |
| Clinical physiology | — | — | — | — | 60.2 | — |
| Rehabilitation | — | — | 36.9 | 41.7 | 44.7 | 30.4 |
| Palliative medicine | 12.1 | 14.5 | 12.8 | 12.7 | 11.6 | 12.4 |
| Cardiology | 6.2 | 5.3 | 5.0 | 4.9 | 5.2 | 5.2 |
| Dermatology | 15.9 | 15.1 | 13.8 | 14.8 | 14.9 | 13.6 |
| Thoraic medicine | 7.6 | 7.6 | 7.1 | 6.7 | 6.7 | 6.2 |
| Infectious diseases | 8.8 | 11.0 | 0.7 | — | — | — |
| Genito urinary medicine | 21.9 | 16.4 | 11.0 | 10.1 | 12.3 | 13.4 |
| Nephrology | 6.3 | 7.7 | 9.1 | 7.8 | 8.1 | 6.6 |
| Medical oncology | 13.9 | 15.5 | — | — | 2.5 | 4.2 |
The information, which relates to NHS hospitals in Wales, is given in the following table.
Average duration of stay (days)
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1989–90
| 1990–91
| 1991–92
| 1992–93
| 1993–94
| 1994–95
| |
| Spinal injuries | 27.8 | 33.9 | 33.0 | 29.8 | 35.4 | 36.2 |
| Other neurology | 10.6 | 11.1 | 11.0 | 11.1 | 10.5 | 10.1 |
| Rheumatology | 11.6 | 12.8 | 11.0 | 9.9 | 9.7 | 9.2 |
| Paediatrics | 3.5 | 3.4 | 3.2 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 2.9 |
| Paediatric neurology | — | 7.1 | 7.9 | 2.5 | 3.8 | 5.4 |
| Geriatric medicine | 28.5 | 26.5 | 23.6 | 21.9 | 20.8 | 20.3 |
| Obstetrics | 3.5 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.1 | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| Gynaecology | 3.4 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 3.1 | 3.3 |
| GP maternity | 4.0 | 3.4 | 3.2 | 2.5 | 2.7 | 3.0 |
| GP other | 16.9 | 16.5 | 15.9 | 16.2 | 16.6 | 16.1 |
| Mental handicap | 525.9 | 315.2 | 323.8 | 266.2 | 235.9 | 376.7 |
| Mental illness | 73.2 | 67.7 | 54.3 | 47.3 | 46.7 | 41.2 |
| Child and adolescent psychiatry | 134.2 | 105.4 | 97.0 | 53.4 | 49.5 | 47.9 |
| Forensic psychiatry | 53.8 | 45.1 | 48.3 | 153.2 | 151.8 | 170.0 |
| Old age psychiatry | 107.5 | 104.4 | 96.1 | 95.9 | 82.2 | 66.3 |
| Radiotherapy | 8.4 | 8.6 | 8.5 | 7.7 | 6.8 | 6.2 |
| Radiology | — | 3.7 | 0.9 | 6.8 | 9.8 | 0.8 |
| Chemical pathology | 3.7 | — | 2.0 | — | — | — |
| Occupational medicine | — | — | — | — | 141.8 | 39.7 |
| Haematology (non clinical) | 8.1 | 6.1 | — | — | — | — |
| Neuropathology | — | 18.3 | — | — | — | — |
| Accident and emergency | 1.5 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 1.2 |
| Total | 11.7 | 11.2 | 10.4 | 10 | 10 | 9.2 |
Note:
'—' means no in-patients were treated.