HC Deb 21 May 1991 vol 191 cc461-2W
Mr. Ingram

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland (1) if he will give the number of patients resident within the Hamilton/East Kilbride unit area discharged from Monklands/Cumbernauld units in each of the acute, maternity and geriatric sectors in each of the last five years;

(2) if he will give the number of patients resident within the Hamilton/East Kilbride unit area discharged from Motherwell/Clydesdale units in each of the acute, maternity and geriatric sectors in each of the last five years.

Mr. Michael Forsyth

[holding answer 20 May 1991]: The information requested is set out in the table:

1986 1987 1988 1989 1990
Acute—Monklands/ Cumbernauld 2,005 2,186 2,259 2,357 2,705
Acute—Motherwell —Clydesdale 1,456 1,485 1,695 1,942 1,743
Maternity— Monklands/ Cumbernauld 1,695 1,792 1,755 1,697 1,696
Maternity— Motherwell/ Clydesdale 467 419 423 406 413
Geriatric— Monklands/ Cumbernauld 41 26 3 5 8
Geriatric— Motherwell/ Clydesdale 236 349 395 287 115

Notes:

1. The figures for the acute sector include non-obstetric and non-psychiatric discharges but do not include discharges from special care baby units, young chronic and geriatric specialties.

2. The figures for geriatric specialties include discharges and deaths from geriatric assessment and geriatric long stay units.