§ Mr. GoodladTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many current occupants of National Health Service hospital and unit beds have a main diagnosis of schizophrenia psychoses in each health region; and what those figures are as a percentage of(a) mental and (b) all hospital beds in Scotland.
§ Mr. Michael Forsyth[holding answer 28 November 1988]: The information, which is provisional, is as follows:
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Health Board of Residence Total Number of Residents Per cent. of psychiatric beds Per cent. of all beds Lanarkshire 273 13.4 5.4 Lothian 439 16.3 5.5 Orkney — — — Shetland — — — Tayside 330 16.2 6.5 Western Isles — — — TOTAL 3,331 15.3 6.0
§ Mr. GoodladTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many patients with a primary diagnosis of schizophrenia psychoses were discharged from mental illness hospitals in Scotland in the last year; and how many were admitted for a hospital stay more than once during the year.
§ Mr. Michael Forsyth[holding answer 28 November 1988]: Provisional figures indicate that 1,402 individual patients were discharged from mental illness hospitals in
Discharges1 from mental illness hospitals with a main diagnosis of schizophrenic psychoses, 1982–87, showing discharges to local authority or hostel care 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 21987 Total discharges 2,500 2,633 2,566 2,698 2,518 2,452 Discharges to local authority or hostel care 71 75 81 93 108 115 1 Includes discharges following readmissions. 2 Provisional.