§ Mr. James Bennettasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will introduce
Number of beds required in region to meet planning ratio Number of patients on waiting list at 30th September 1972 for— Regional Hospital Board Number of staffed geriatric beds Geriatric Assessment beds Geriatric Long-stay beds Northern … … 401 435 22 106 North-Eastern … … 990 1,005 110 12 Eastern … … 806 882 44 110 South-Eastern … … 1,653 2,294 458 8 Western … … 4,570 5,007 712 285