§ Mr. Tom Clarkeasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what information he has as to what care facilities and other services for profoundly handicapped children and young adults are provided for in the budget of each of the health and social work authorities in Scotland.
§ Mr. John MacKayDetailed information of the kind requested about the budgets of health boards and social work authorities is not held centrally.
§ Mr. Tom Clarkeasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what provision is made for daytime nursery care of very young and profoundly handicapped children in each of the health board areas in Scotland.
§ Mr. John MacKayLocal authorities are responsible for providing daytime care for handicapped children. The information is not available in the form requested, but the following table shows the total number of children aged under five who attended day nurseries and local authority special schools in each regional and islands area in 1985:
Region Day Nursery number of children attending Special Schools number of children attending Borders Nil Nil Central 18 7 Dumfries/Galloway Nil 15 Fife 12 10 Grampian 1 67 Highland Nil 6 Lothian 7 42 Strathclyde 142 113 Tayside Nil 12 Orkney Nil Nil Shetland Nil Nil Western Isles Nil 1 180 273
§ Mr. Tom Clarkeasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what is the current level of provision for mentally handicapped adults in the Strathclyde region.
§ Mr. John MacKayProvision in the health service for this group is primarily in hospital of which 12 in Strathclyde provide at present approximately 2,200 beds.240W Further health service provision is made through community mental handicap nursing services, group homes and hospital day care, but detailed information on these is not held centrally. Places in residential establishments and in day care centres provided by the regional authority and through the voluntary sector are as follows:
Residential provision Homes Beds Local authority 19 263 Other 28 273 TOTAL 47 536
Day care provision Centres Places Local authority 41 2,983 Voluntary 2 115 TOTAL 43 3,098 Note: Figures as at 31 March 1985.
In addition, various other forms of supportive service, including respite care, are made available through the social work department and by a member of voluntary agencies.
§ Mr. Tom Clarkeasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what is the level and nature of provision for mentally handicapped people in each region and island council area in Scotland.
§ Mr. John MacKayHealth service provision for the mentally handicapped includes community nursing services, group homes and hospital day care, but detailed information on these is not available centrally. Hospital care in 1984, the latest year for which full information is available, was provided as follows:
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Hospitals Beds Borders 3 99 Dumfries and Galloway 1 26 Fife 2 475 Central 1 1,066
Hospitals Beds Grampian 2 713 Highland 1 241 Lothian 3 1,022 Strathclyde 12 2,419 Tayside 1 615 Islands Councils — —
Residential establishments Local Authority Registered Others Homes for the Mentally Handicapped Homes Beds Homes Beds Homes Beds Borders 4 16 2 136 — — Central 1 16 2 64 12 41 Dumfries and Galloway 1 10 — — — — Fife 2 40 — — 6 23 Grampian 10 139 6 156 9 37 Highland 7 49 1 7 — — Lothian 7 115 3 61 39 138 Strathclyde 19 263 7 203 21 70 Tayside 6 109 2 52 — — Orkney 1 12 — — — — Shetland 1 6 — — — — Western Isles 1 10 — — — — Scotland 60 785 23 679 87 309
Day centres Local Authority Voluntary Centres Places Centres Places Borders 3 144 1 65 Central 4 371 0 0 Dumfries and Galloway 6 249 0 0 Fife 4 410 0 0 Grampian 9 674 0 0 Highland 5 176 0 0 Lothian 14 867 3 190 Strathclyde 41 2,983 2 115 Tayside 7 430 3 95 Orkney 1 36 0 0 Shetland 1 50 0 0 Western Isles 1 40 0 0 96 6,430 9 465 Mentally handicapped children may live at home and draw upon various health board and social work services or may be accommodated within childrens homes. The number in this latter category as at 31 March 185, which includes some multiply handicapped children, is as follows:
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Mentally Handicapped Residents in Children's Homes Region Local Authority Registered Borders — — Central 2 — Dumfries and Galloway — — Fife — 3 Grampian 2 13 Highland — — Lothian — 29 Strathclyde 7 6 Tayside — — Orkney — — Shetland 1 — Western Isles — — 12 51 Residential and day care services for adult mentally handicapped people are provided by social work departments and through various voluntary and private agencies. Figures as at 31 March 1985 are given in the tables:
Various services to enable the mentally handicapped to be accommodated within the community are provided by statutory agencies, but comprehensive information on them is not held centrally.
§ Mr. Tom Clarkeasked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many profoundly handicapped children and young adults there are in each of the health board areas in Scotland.
§ Mr. John MacKayThis information is not available in the form requested, but the numbers of profoundly mentally handicapped young persons resident in Scottish mental handicap hospitals at 31 December 1984 were as follows:
0–14 years 15–24 years 25–34 years Argyll and Clyde 8 20 12 Ayrshire and Arran — 1 4 Borders — — — Dumries and Galloway — — — Fife 10 26 22 Forth Valley 6 19 15 Grampian 5 11 9 Greater Glasgow 4 46 52 Highlands 4 5 3 Lanarkshire 4 39 38 Lothian 5 3 2 Orkney — — — Shetland — — — Tayside 2 6 13 Western Isles — — —