Hospital Statistics

Mr. Gwilym Jones
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what was the hospital bed percentage occupancy rate for each district health authority in Wales in 1974 to 1979 and 1979 to the latest available date; and if he will make a statement.

Mr. Nicholas Bennett
Prior to 1981, Pembrokeshire and East Dyfed DHAs existed as one authority (Dyfed DHA) and, therefore, it is not possible to give figures in the form requested. The available information is given in the following table.Performance targets will be set for bed occupancy rates in the shortly to be published updated version of "NHS Wales: Agenda for Action".Our target is for the percentage for NHS non-psychiatric hospital beds occupied to increase from 73·6 per cent. in 1990–91 to 78 per cent. by 1994–95.

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|Clwyd          |
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|Dyfed          |
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|East Dyfed     |
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|Gwent          |
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|Gwynedd        |
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|Mid Glamorgan  |
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|Pembrokeshire  |
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|Powys          |
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|South Glamorgan|
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|West Glamorgan |
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|Wales          |
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