§ Mrs. FyfeTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many hospitals are currently directly managed by health boards; how many there will be on 1 April; and what percentage of total bed provision those hospitals will represent.
§ Mr. StewartThe information requested is set out in the table:
Numbers of directly managed hospitals and bed provision Numbers of hospitals in: Percentage bed provision1 in: DMUs Trusts DMUs Trusts At 30 September 1993 195 80 68 32 At 1 April 19942 81 194 16 84 1 Average available staffed beds during quarter ended 30 September 1993. 2 Figures for 1 April 1994 are an estimate based on bed provision at 30 September 1993.