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NHS Trusts
Mr. Morgan: To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what consultations he has had with the chairmen of the NHS trusts in Wales concerning mergers of trusts; what representations he has received from trusts concerning proposed (a) mergers and (b) takeovers, and if he will make a statement. [21058]
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Mr. Hague: None. It is for the trust and health authorities themselves in the first instance to agree proposals which can demonstrate improved patient care. I would consider such proposals if they were put to me.
Mr. Morgan: To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what is the external financing limit for the (a) total and (b) individual borrowings of national health service trusts in Wales. [21061]
Mr. Hague: The total external financing limit in 1995-96 is £57.016 million. Information on long-term borrowing of individual NHS trusts in Wales in this financial year is shown in the following table:
| NHS Trust | Amount £ |
|---|---|
| Bridgend and District | 4,020,000 |
| Carmarthen and District | 1,842,000 |
| Ceredigion and Mid Wales | 900,000 |
| Clwydian Community Care | 5,842,000 |
| East Glamorgan | 4,798,760 |
| Glan Clwyd District General Hospital | 304,000 |
| Glan Hafren | 2,562,000 |
| Gwent Community Health | 3,350,000 |
| Gwynedd Community | 2,600,000 |
| Gwynedd Hospitals | 476,000 |
| Llandough Hospital | 4,404,000 |
| Mid Glamorgan Ambulance | 268,000 |
| Nevill Hall and District | 632,000 |
| North Wales Ambulance | 301,000 |
| Pembrokeshire | 162,000 |
| Powys Healthcare | 227,000 |
| South and East Wales Ambulance | 2,653,000 |
| Swansea | 4,817,000 |
| University Hospital of Wales Healthcare | 5,414,000 |
| University Dental Hospital | 208,000 |
| Velindre | 3,260,000 |
Note:
There has also been a further issue of public dividend capital to East Glamorgan NHS trust of £9,315,240.
Surgery Cancellations
Mr. Milburn: To ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will place in the Library a breakdown by district health authority of (a) the number of operations cancelled for non-medical reasons on or after the day of admission and (b) the number of patients not re-admitted within one month after a cancellation for each quarter since records began. [21441]
Mr. Richards: Information on the number of cancelled operations is not collected centrally. Information on the number of patients not re-admitted within one month after a cancellation is given in the following table. The data are collected from individual NHS trusts in Wales and figures may not, therefore, relate to residents of the health authority area in which the trust is situated.
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| Health authority area/NHS trust | 30 June 1994 | 30 September 1994 | 31 December 1994 | 31 March 1995 | 30 June 1995 | 30 September 1995 | 31 December 1995 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clwyd: | |||||||
| Wrexham Maelor Hospital | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 3 |
| Dyfed: | |||||||
| Ceredigion and Mid Wales | -- | -- | -- | -- | 4 | 2 | 3 |
| Llanelli Dinefwr | -- | 2 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1 |
| Pembrokeshire | 1 | -- | 2 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Gwent: | |||||||
| Glan Hafren | -- | -- | 1 | 1 | -- | -- | -- |
| Nevill Hall and District | -- | -- | -- | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Gwynedd: | |||||||
| Gwynedd Hospitals | -- | -- | -- | 1 | -- | -- | -- |
| Mid Glamorgan: | |||||||
| East Glamorgan | -- | -- | 2 | 5 | 11 | -- | 19 |
| Rhondda Health Care | -- | 2 | -- | 1 | -- | -- | -- |
| South Glamorgan: | |||||||
| University Hospital of Wales Healthcare | 1 | -- | 6 | 11 | 46 | 25 | 12 |
| West Glamorgan: | |||||||
| Glan-y-Mor | -- | -- | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Wales | 2 | 4 | 12 | 27 | 65 | 30 | 43 |
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