HC Deb 03 March 1983 vol 38 cc208-9W
Mr. William Hamilton

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland what has been the net decrease in total bed complements over all specialties in each health board area for each of the last four years for which figures are available.

Mr. John Mackay

The overall annual net change in total bed complements for each health board area for each of the last four years is as follows:

Year ending 31 March
Health Board 1979 1980 1981 1982
Argyll and Clyde -6 -22 +32 +8
Ayreshire and Arran Nil -15 +6 -13
Borders -24 +17 -1 +12
Dumfries and Galloway -52 +6 -145 -9
Fife -99 -42 +22 +71
Forth Valley Nil -15 -158 -2
Grampian -51 -358 -34 +69
Greater Glasgow +44 -106 +86 +13
Highland +8 -47 -11 +19
Lanarkshire -413 -14 -52 -5
Lothian +10 -21 -42 -45
Orkney Nil +2 Nil Nil
Shetland Nil Nil Nil Nil
Tayside -7 -27 -265 -48
Western Isles Nil -3 -14 Nil
Scotland -590 -645 -576 +70