HC Deb 14 February 1985 vol 73 c243W
Mr. McTaggart

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will publish in the Official Report (a) the number of beds in Scottish hospitals allocated for special use for drug abusers and (b) the proportion these beds are of total beds in Scottish hospitals.

Mr. John MacKay

No beds in mental hospitals or psychiatric units are designated specifically for drug misuse patients. If a consultant psychiatrist decides that it is necessary to admit a drug misuser to hospital, he will utilise one of the psychiatric beds at his disposal.

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