asked the Minister for Health if, in relation to the Western Health Board, he will provide the following information: (1) the amount of finance allocated to the board for each of the years 1981 to 1985, inclusive; (2) the cost of running each hospital in the board area for 1983, 1984 and 1985; (3) the number of beds in each hospital and the average cost per bed per week; (4) the average length of stay of patients in the board area for 1983 and 1984; (5) the average number of patients per nurse in each hospital for 1983 and 1984; (6) the number of births in Castlebar general, Galway regional and Portiuncula hospitals for 1983 and 1984; (7) the number of out-patients treated in 1980, 1983 and 1984 in each hospital; and (8) if it is intended to introduce a work-sharing scheme for nurses in the board area.
Written Answers. - Western Health Board Statistics.
Information on the lines sought by the Deputy is as follows:
(1) Approved non-capital allocation of Western Health Board
|
Year |
Approved Non-Capital Allocation for Direct Expenditure (including payments to General Medical Services (Payments) Board) |
|
£m |
|
|
1981 |
83.115 |
|
1982 |
96.184 |
|
1983 |
103.590 |
|
1984 |
108.723 |
|
1985 |
111.170 |
The allocations for the years 1981 to 1983 are final allocations.
(2), (3) and (5)
|
Hospital |
Expenditure for 1983 |
Bed Numbers in 1983 |
Average Weekly Cost per Bed |
Number of Nurses and Allied Personnel per Available Bed as at 31 March 1984 |
|
£000 |
£ |
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|
Regional: |
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|
Regional, Newcastle, Galway |
16,821 |
482 |
671 |
1.3 |
|
Merlin Park |
9,906 |
359 |
531 |
0.8 |
|
County: |
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|
Castlebar |
6,913 |
246 |
540 |
0.8 |
|
Roscommon |
3,591 |
137 |
504 |
0.7 |
|
District Short-Stay: |
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|
Clifden |
237 |
38 |
120 |
0.3 |
|
Ballina |
1,080 |
113 |
184 |
0.4 |
|
Belmullet |
560 |
47 |
229 |
0.4 |
|
District Long-Stay: |
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|
Swinford |
812 |
46 |
339 |
0.4 |
|
Psychiatric: |
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|
St. Brigid's, Ballinasloe |
9,436 |
952 |
191 |
0.5 |
|
St. Mary's Castlebar |
4,733 |
583 |
156 |
0.5 |
|
St. Patrick's, Castlerea |
3,267 |
238 |
264 |
0.6 |
|
County Homes: |
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|
Sacred Heart, Castlebar |
1,564 |
316 |
95 |
0.17 |
|
Sacred Heart, Roscommon |
1,084 |
250 |
83 |
0.16 |
|
St. Brendan's, Loughrea |
1,078 |
317 |
65 |
0.11 |
|
Welfare Homes: |
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|
Plunkett House, Boyle |
423 |
60 |
136 |
0.2 |
|
Arus Mac Dara, Carraroe |
172 |
40 |
83 |
0.1 |
|
Arus Deirbhle, Belmullet |
170 |
40 |
82 |
0.1 |
|
D'Alton Home, Claremorris |
148 |
40 |
71 |
0.1 |
|
Newcastle, Galway |
162 |
40 |
78 |
0.1 |
|
McBride Home, Westport |
147 |
40 |
71 |
0.1 |
|
St. Augustine's, Ballina |
136 |
40 |
65 |
0.1 |
|
Arus Mhuire, Tuam |
51 |
22 |
45 |
0.1 |
|
Arus Mathar Pol, Castlerea |
152 |
40 |
73 |
0.1 |
|
St. Anne's, Clifden |
136 |
39 |
67 |
0.2 |
|
Public Voluntary: |
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|
Portiuncula |
5,068 |
236 |
413 |
0.9 |
The data supplied relate largely to 1983 as final accounts and costing data for subsequent periods are not yet available.
In psychiatric hospitals the number of resident patients is taken to represent the number of beds.
(4) The average length of stay in acute hospitals in the board's area was 7.9 days in 1983. A corresponding figure for 1984 is not yet available.
(6)
|
Hospital |
Number of Births |
|
|
1983 |
1984 |
|
|
Castlebar General Hospital |
2,111 |
2,016 |
|
Galway Regional Hospital |
2,991 |
2,823 |
|
Portiuncula Hospital |
2,395 |
2,514 |
(7)
|
Hospitals Providing Out-Patient Facilities |
Number of Out-Patients treated(excluding Casualty) |
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|
1980 |
1983 |
1984 |
|
|
Galway Regional Hospital |
46,736 |
46,663 |
43,752 |
|
Merlin Park Regional Hospital |
6,966 |
10,423 |
10,053 |
|
County Hospital Castlebar |
21,996 |
21,970 |
20,161 |
|
County Hospital Roscommon |
7,770 |
8,836 |
7,583 |
|
District Hospital Ballina |
3,391 |
3,523 |
4,065 |
|
St. Brigid's Psychiatric Hospital |
663 |
703 |
Not yet available |
|
St. Mary's Psychiatric Hospital |
688 |
1,221 |
Not yet available |
|
St. Patrick's Psychiatric Hospital |
519 |
383 |
Not yet available |
|
Portiuncula Voluntary Hospital |
— |
22,456 |
22,697 |
(8) A scheme of job-sharing for health services personnel is under active consideration in my Department.