§ Mr. MilburnTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many(a) NHS and (b) private respite care beds were available (i) by region and (ii) by health authority in each of the last five years for which figures are available. [41406]
§ Lord James Douglas-HamiltonThe information requested is not available centrally.
§ Mr. MilburnTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many NHS continuing care beds have been available in each(a) region and (b) district in each of the last five years for which figures are available. [41421]
§ Lord James Douglas-HamiltonThe information requested is available for regions only and is shown in the table.
National Health Service Hospitals in Scotland—Average available staffed beds in the specialties of mental handicap, psychogeriatrics and geriatric long stay: Years ending 31 March 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 Region Scotland 19,378 19,594 18,305 16,910 15,878 Borders 375 349 308 301 292 Central 1,607 1,530 1,454 1,451 1,384 Dumfries and Galloway 553 562 547 550 511 Fife 1,474 1,430 1,301 1,238 1,152 Grampian 2,271 2,269 1,928 1,711 1,612 Highland 580 559 531 525 598 Lothian 2,571 2,492 2,378 2,200 2,202 Orkney 64 78 69 47 51 Shetland 87 87 87 86 81 Strathclyde 8,099 8,568 8,134 7,340 6,604 Tayside 1,597 1,584 1,475 1,371 1,308 Western Isles 98 87 93 89 83