§ Dr. Dickson Mabonasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what were the numbers of persons awaiting admission to National Health Service hospitals in each regional hospital board area in Scotland in 1951 and 1958.
§ Mr. MaclayThe numbers of persons on the waiting lists of National Health Service hospitals in each regional hospital board area in Scotland in 1951 and 1958 were as follows:
Region 1951 1958 Northern … 1533 1,838 North-Eastern … 3 610 5,214 Eastern … 4,183 4,733 South-Eastern … 14,280 10,527 Western … 29,044† 20,328 The waiting lists must, of course, be treated with reserve as an index of the demand for hospital beds, since the criteria for admission to the list and the method of keeping it up to date vary from hospital to hospital.
† Figures for the Western Region relate to 1953, the earliest year for which figures are available.
160Wtime consultants employed in the National Health Service hospitals in each regional hospital board area in Scotland in 1951 and 1958.
§ Mr. MaclayThe number of whole-time and part-time consultants employed in National Health Service hospitals in each regional hospital board area in Scotland in 1951 and 1958 were as follows: