§ Mr. DewarTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list the number of(a) hospital beds and (b) acute beds for each health board and the total for Scotland in each year since 1979, and the percentage change from 1979–89.
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Table 1—Average available staffed beds for all and acute specialties; by health board; year ending 31 March 1979–90 Scotland Argyll and Clyde Ayrshire and Arran Borders Dumfries and Gallo way Fife Forth Valley Grampian Greater Glasgow Highland Lanarkshire Lothian Orkney Shetland Tayside Western Isles 1979 All specialties 58,788 4,623 2,847 906 1,707 2,966 3,617 5,384 14,078 2,470 5,560 8,432 124 160 5,698 216 Acute specialties 19,005 1,372 981 319 437 801 733 1,752 4,867 810 1,680 3,210 50 62 1,846 85 1980 All specialties 58,334 4,561 2,822 897 1,626 2,928 3,610 5,398 14,068 2,433 5,515 8,393 120 159 5,588 216 Acute specialties 18,948 1,330 975 311 423 791 708 1,758 4,908 810 1,735 3,200 46 62 1,808 84 1981 All specialties 58,150 4,499 2,827 910 1,589 2,912 3,614 5,387 14,078 2,424 5,540 8,408 131 160 5,465 207 Acute specialties 18,755 1,263 977 322 428 784 727 1,709 4,859 811 1,728 3,175 58 62 1.771 82 1982 All specialties 57,928 4,484 2,818 931 1,559 2,971 3,570 5,429 13,919 2,417 5,543 8,419 131 160 5,375 202 Acute specialties 18,649 1,259 970 337 428 791 727 1,711 4,811 809 1,733 3,171 57 62 1,698 83 1983 All specialties 57,119 4,455 2,795 934 1,538 3,001 3,426 5,447 13,348 2,337 5,518 8,452 131 160 5,367 209 Acute specialties 18,092 1,258 947 345 424 979 688 1,694 4,326 815 1,696 3,142 58 62 1,754 85 1984 All specialties 57,342 4,433 3,051 925 1,538 3,106 3,465 5,571 13,206 2,288 5,442 8,505 131 159 5,312 208 Acute specialties 18,079 1,255 1,080 325 421 804 690 1,729 4,204 797 1,715 3,124 57 62 1,731 84 1985 All specialties 56,802 4,437 3,026 927 1,552 3,139 3,401 5,568 13,079 2,279 5,338 8,358 129 159 5,197 210 Acute specialties 17,753 1,248 1,082 333 435 795 678 1,725 4,151 766 1,627 2,999 56 63 1,711 85 1986 All specialties 55,955 4,386 2,988 933 1,510 3,229 3,418 5,567 12,746 2,131 5,271 8,163 106 160 5,137 211 Acute specialties 17,384 1,245 1,058 339 443 785 683 1,722 4,045 686 1,587 2,910 57 62 1,678 85 1987 All specialties 55,338 4,312 2,951 944 1,493 3,290 3,410 5,513 12,559 2,165 5,042 8,047 131 158 5,109 216 Acute specialties 17,223 1,236 1,052 348 445 811 682 1,707 3,987 695 1,570 2,840 58 60 1,648 85 1988 All specialties 54,487 4,307 2,952 939 1,505 3,254 3,151 5,457 12,242 2,142 4,961 8,008 131 159 5,057 221 Acute specialties 17,005 1,233 1,074 347 445 811 643 1,693 3,933 687 1,552 2,761 61 62 1,615 88
§ Mr. RifkindInformation on the number of all national health service hospital beds in Scotland and those beds used for acute specialties, for Scotland and for each health board in Scotland for the years ending 31 March 1979 to 1990 are shown in tables 1 and 2.
Table 1 shows information on the average available staffed beds and indicates the number of beds which are staffed and are available for the reception of in-patients and day cases. Borrowed and temporary beds are included.
Table 2 shows information on bed complements and indicates the number of beds approved by the health board for the admission of in-patient and day cases. Beds in day bed units are not included.
The acute specialty group comprises the following main specialty classifications: general surgery, orthopaedic surgery, ENT surgery, ophthalmology, urology, orthodontics and paediatric dentistry, oral surgery and medicine, restorative dentistry, general medicine, dermatology, rehabilitation medicine, respiratory medicine, surgical paediatrics, medical paediatrics, gynaecology, GP acute, acute mixed and other acute.
The acute specialty group does not include those specialty classifications attributed to the supra-area specialty group, that is specialties: neurosurgery, cardiothoracic surgery, plastic surgery, neurology, radiotherapy and spinal paralysis.
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Scotland Argyll and Clyde Ayrshire and Arran Borders Dumfries and Gallo way Fife Forth Valley Grampian Greater Glasgow Highland Lanarkshire Lothian Orkney Shetland Tayside Western Isles 1989 All specialties 53,448 4,130 2,972 939 1,505 3,105 3,082 5,428 12,115 2,034 4,909 7,921 131 160 4,796 221 Acute specialties 16,595 1,276 1,088 338 438 797 617 1,450 3,862 687 1,535 2,684 61 62 1,614 87 1990 All specialties 52,121 4,103 2,925 927 1,439 3,062 2,878 5,276 11,918 1,968 4,790 7,578 131 162 4,743 220 Acute specialties 16,270 1,275 1,087 335 417 805 604 1,428 3,854 690 1,529 2,442 61 63 1,593 86 Percentage change 1979–89 All specialties -9.1 -10.7 4.4 3.7 -11.9 4.7 -14.8 0.8 -13.9 -17.7 -11.7 -6.1 5.5 0.3 -15.8 2.4 Acute specialties -12.7 -7.0 10.9 6.0 0.2 -0.5 -15.8 -17.2 -20.6 -15.2 -8.6 -16.4 20.8 0.3 -12.6 2.7
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Table 2—Bed complement for all and acute specialties: by health board; as at 31 March 1979–90 Scotland Argyll and Clyde Ayrshire and Arran Borders Dumfries and Gallo way Fife Forth Valley Grampian Greater Glasgow Highland Lanarkshire Lothian Orkney Shetland Tay-side Western Isles 1979 All specialties 61,577 4,668 2,828 927 1,733 2,960 3,804 5,832 15,138 2,494 5,886 8,976 129 160 5,827 215 Acute specialties 20,335 1,395 998 329 474 802 747 1,795 5,481 812 1,865 3,546 55 62 1,891 83 1980 All specialties 60,932 4,646 2,813 944 1,739 2,918 3,789 5,474 15,032 2,447 5,872 8,955 131 160 5,800 212 Acute specialties 20,102 1,355 994 337 459 802 737 1,767 5,443 815 1,860 3,468 57 62 1,863 83 1981 All specialties 60,356 4,678 2,819 943 1,594 2,940 3,631 5,440 15,118 2,436 5,820 8,913 131 160 5,535 198 Acute specialties 19,922 1,393 994 340 459 802 737 1,717 5,422 814 1,858 3,414 57 62 1,769 84 1982 All specialties 60,339 4,677 2,806 955 1,585 3,012 3,629 5,509 14,971 2,436 5,815 8,968 131 160 5,487 198 Acute specialties 19,969 1,393 981 350 437 814 736 1,738 5,519 814 1,855 3,407 57 62 1,722 84 1983 All specialties 59,876 4,620 2,889 994 1,584 3,041 3,516 5,464 14,744 2,338 5,729 9,004 131 160 5,464 198 Acute specialties 19,760 1,393 981 365 471 814 728 1,706 5,354 822 1,792 3,350 57 62 1,781 84 1984 All specialties 59,890 4,603 3,072 938 1,591 3,191 3,516 5,650 14,469 2,324 5,609 8,962 131 160 5,476 198 Acute specialties 18,593 1,253 1,123 339 468 814 689 1,737 4,367 766 1,772 3,284 57 62 1,778 84 1985 All specialties 59,241 4,577 3,066 936 1,583 3,158 3,478 5,642 14,245 2,316 5,595 8,770 131 160 5,385 199 Acute specialties 18,393 1,253 1,123 341 459 814 721 1,737 4,395 746 1,719 3,151 57 62 1,731 84 1986 All specialties 58,770 4,460 3,047 952 1,550 3,327 3,500 5,638 13,975 2,193 5,550 8,677 131 160 5,411 199 Acute specialties 18,182 1,253 1,107 357 467 814 748 1,737 4,371 680 1,653 3,031 57 62 1,761 84 1987 All specialties 58,029 4,461 3,062 954 1,536 3,320 3,441 5,687 13,520 2,212 5,285 8,697 131 160 5,360 203 Acute specialties 17,869 1,209 1,105 357 459 814 748 1,741 4,280 686 1,623 2,907 61 62 1,733 84 1988 All specialties 57,156 4,477 3,092 937 1,571 3,245 3,185 5,631 13,501 2,171 5,144 8,443 131 160 5,247 221 Acute specialties 17,753 1,326 1,105 357 459 814 660 1,772 4,239 676 1,622 2,832 61 62 1,680 88 1989 All specialties 55,967 4,248 3,064 955 1,567 3,093 3,123 5,386 13,541 2,091 5,100 8,302 131 160 4,985 221 Acute specialties 17,128 1,287 1,107 344 455 809 654 1,448 4,184 676 1,608 2,660 61 62 1,685 83 1990 All specialties 54,689 4,235 3,040 947 1,572 3,089 2,987 5,312 13,248 2,013 5,021 7,865 131 157 4,851 221 Acute specialties 17,088 1,287 1,105 352 447 809 649 1,465 4,190 703 1,608 2,583 61 60 1,681 88 Percentage change 1979–89 All specialties -9.1 -9.0 8.3 3.0 -9.6 4.5 -17.9 -7.6 -10.5 -16.2 -13.4 -7.5 1.6 0.0 -14.4 2.8 Acute specialties 15.8 -7.7 10.9 4.6 -4.0 0.9 -12.4 -19.3 -23.7 -16.7 -13.8 -25.0 10.9 0.0 -10.9 6.0
§ Mr. DewarTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list the number of(a) private hospitals and (b) private beds in Scotland in 1979 and in 1990 or the most recent available figures.
§ Mr. RifkindThe information is set out in the following table:
1979 1990 Number of private hospitals 7 10 Number of private beds n/a 417 n/a—Not available.