§ Mr. BarnesTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what was the cost to public funds of the production, printing, distribution and advertising of the patients charter when launched in 1991; and how many copies were printed.
NHSiS—discharges2 by health board area of residence; years ending 31 March 1990 1991 1992 1993 19941 All areas3 1,015,151 1,059,951 1,094,827 1.158,055 1,230,326 Argyll and Clyde 86,596 90,655 96,979 102,200 108,616 Ayrshire and Arran 70,803 75,092 78,822 83,365 91,556 Borders 20,039 21,129 21,619 23,755 25,092 Dumfries and Galloway 26,489 28,827 29,966 32,446 35,198 Fife 65,583 68,727 72,955 75,394 78,756 Forth Valley 51,994 56,956 59,797 62,927 65,158 Grampian 101,205 104,052 104,368 108,474 112,057 Greater Glasgow 202,695 207,707 210,736 221,818 236,531 Highland 37,712 39,130 40,980 43,536 45,600 Lanarkshire 106,942 110,783 114,259 121,948 130,692 Lothian 142,158 149,851 154,798 168,549 182,389 Orkney 3,426 3,628 3,593 3,759 3,966 Shetland 4,495 4,828 4,630 5,023 5,275 Tayside 81,919 84,927 86,232 89,265 93,453 Western Isles 5,784 5,887 6,466 6,666 7,056 1 Provisional. 2 Comprises inpatient and day case discharges for non-psychiatric specialties and inpatient admissions for psychiatric specialties. 3 Includes those patients resident outwith Scotland and those whose area of residence was not recorded, Excludes patients treated outwithi Scotland.