HC Deb 08 July 1976 vol 914 cc681-2W
Mr. Dempsey

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many beds are provided for the young chronically sick in the Monklands area; and how this compares with the formula laid down for such a category of sick persons.

Mr. Harry Ewing

All the beds, 22 in number, designated for young chronically sick patients in Lanarkshire, are located at Wester Moffat Hospital, Airdrie. The local authority district of Monklands requires 22 young chronically sick beds according to the recommended ratio of beds to population. On this basis the Lanarkshire Area as a whole would justify some 110 designated young chronically sick beds.

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