§ Mr. Sillarsasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what is the number of geriatric patients on waiting lists for admission to hospital in Glasgow and Ayrshire respectively; and if he will provide details of the geriatric beds under construction in each area in the current financial year.
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§ Mr. Gordon Campbell:There are 266 geriatric patients on the waiting list of Glasgow hospitals, and 210 in Ayrshire but I understand that owing to differences in method of compilation these figures do not accurately reflect the comparative need. The following schemes to provide geriatric beds have been completed since 1st April, 1971, or are under construction or are planned to start before 31st March 1972:
GlasgowSouthern General Hospital, Department of Geriatric Medicine, 25 geriatric beds.Gartnavel District General Hospital, including 50 geriatric assessment beds.Glasgow Victoria Geriatric Unit, 256 geriatric beds. Blawarthill Hospital, 60 geriatric beds.AyrshireHolmhead Hospital, Cumnock, 30 geriatric beds.North Ayrshire District General Hospital, including 60 geriatric assessment beds.