§ Mr. WelshTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what are the current numbers of staffed beds for(a) orthopaedic surgery, (b) general surgery and (c) general medicine at (i) Stracathro hospital, (ii) Arbroath infirmary and (iii) Tayside health board.
§ Mr. StewartThe information requested is shown in the table.
National Health Service Average available staffed beds by selected specialty, quarter ending 30 June 1992 (a) (b) (c) Orthopaedic surgery General surgery General medicine (i) Stracathro hospital 47 34 71 (ii) Arbroath infirmary — — 26 (iii) Tayside health board 258 272 379