§ Mr. Gareth Wardellasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what were the number of beds for the treatment of mental illness in Scotland in (a) 1972, (b) 1982 and (c) the latest available year for (i) general hospitals (ii) mental hospitals and (iii) other residential facilities.
§ Mr. John MacKayThe average number of available staffed beds classified for mental illness and geriatric, child and adolescent psychiatry in general hospitals, in mental hospitals and in all other NHS hospitals in Scotland in 1971, 1982 and 1986 is as follows. Figures for 1972 are not readily available.
Six months to Year Ending 31 March 1971 30 September 1982 31 March 1986 General Hospitals 468 441 781 Mental Hospitals 19,096 15,945 14,935 Other Hospitals 117 257 486 Total 19,681 16,643 16,202 In addition, in 1986, 68 registered nursing homes admitted some mentally ill patients but had no beds specifically classified for that purpose.