§ Mr. McElhoneasked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many geriatric units have been approved by his office since 1970; what is the number of beds provided by these units; and what was the total cost of building these units.
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§ Mr. William RossBetween 1st January 1970 and 31st March 1974, 15 hospital schemes providing 853 geriatric beds were completed at a cost of £4.7 million. At 31st March 1974, 12 hospital schemes providing 1,252 geriatric and psychogeriatric beds were in progress at an estimated cost of £6 million. These figures exclude geriatric beds provided within larger schemes and schemes costing less than £50,000. The number of beds provided includes replacement as well as additional beds. Only schemes costing over £250.000 required specific departmental approval.