§ Mr. Carter-Jonesasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will give the average cost separately for acute, chronic and geriatric beds in each of the regional health authorities in Scotland; if he will give the highest and lowest cost in each category of bed in each of the regions; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. John MacKayThe information is not available in precisely the form requested but for each of the Scottish Health Board areas the average, highest and lowest cost per in-patient week for acute, mental illness and mental handicap, and geriatric hospitals is set out in the table below.
Comparison with figures for health authorities elsewhere in the United Kingdom should be approached with caution in view of the differences in health service structure, information systems, definitions and hospital classifications between countries.
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1985/86 Cost per in-patient week (£) Average Maximum Minimum Argyll and Clyde Acute Hospitals 481 1,071 229 Mental Illness and Mental Handicap Hospitals 260 319 234 Geriatric Hospitals 255 305 186 Ayrshire and Arran Acute Hospitals 482 710 292 Mental Illness and Mental Handicap Hospitals 197 205 189 19W
Cost per in-patient week (£) Average Maximum Minimum Geriatric Hospitals 239 287 199 Borders Acute Hospitals 441 600 304 Mental Illness and Mental Handicap Hospitals 242 242 242 Geriatric Hospitals 238 292 203 Dumfries and Galloway Acute Hospitals 479 641 379 Mental Illness and Mental Handicap Hospitals 295 295 295 Geriatric Hospitals 268 277 260 Fife Acute Hospitals 478 658 271 Mental Illness and Mental Handicap Hospitals 232 236 230 Geriatric Hospitals 370 420 304 Forth Valley Acute Hospitals 567 645 501 Mental Illness and Mental Handicap Hospitals 190 191 190 Geriatric Hospitals 270 430 236 Grampian Acute Hospitals 413 800 227 Mental Illness and Mental Handicap Hospitals 244 345 170 Geriatric Hospitals 237 293 192 Greater Glasgow Acute Hospitals 646 931 304 Mental Illness and Mental Handicap Hospitals 206 241 167 Geriatric Hospitals 293 381 208 Highland Acute Hospitals 565 906 334 Mental Illness and Mental Handicap Hospitals 220 227 213 Geriatric Hospitals 232 243 227 Lanarkshire Acute Hospitals 708 1,434 342
Cost per in-patient week (£) Average Maximum Minimum Mental Illness and Mental Handicap Hospitals 239 354 169 Geriatric Hospitals 263 401 206 Lothian Acute Hospitals 579 805 398 Mental Illness and Mental Handicap Hospitals 233 264 199 Geriatric Hospitals 261 361 213 Orkney Acute Hospitals 529 529 529 Mental Illness and Mental Handicap Hospitals No hospitals in this grouping Geriatric Hospitals No hospitals in this grouping Shetland Acute Hospitals 533 533 533 Mental Illness and Mental Handicap Hospitals No hospitals in this grouping Geriatric Hospitals No hospitals in this grouping Tayside Acute Hospitals 486 796 279 Mental Illness and Mental Handicap Hospitals 251 287 226 Geriatric Hospitals 295 319 271 Western Isles Acute Hospitals 765 804 727 Mental Illness and Mental Handicap Hospitals No hospitals in this grouping Geriatric Hospitals 220 220 220