Initial Healthcare (Hansard, 18 April 1996)

§ Mr. McAllion
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what penalties have been applied as a result of Initial Healthcare being in default in relation to staffing levels within the contract for hotel services at Hairmyers/Stonehouse trust. [25202]

Total number of adults registered with dentists in each health board in Scotland

Health Board February 1993 July 1993 February 1994 July 1994 February 1995 July 1995 February 1996

Scotland 1,959,578 1,920,151 1,914,284 1,899,482 1,902,179 1,890,451 1,947,170

Argyll and Clyde 158,982 154,135 152,956 150,710 151,381 151,791 157,097

Ayrshire and Arran 150,788 147,831 148,768 147,185 144,333 143,529 147,821

Borders 44,365 42,880 42,331 42,498 43,335 44,117 47,054

Dumfries and Galloway 54,798 50,218 49,865 48,872 47,870 47.636 49,981

Fife 129,481 127,987 127,802 128,050 131,175 131,304 133,264

Forth Valley 102,056 99,200 98,740 98,317 99,697 98,969 100,582

Grampian 200,156 199,128 199,362 198,014 197,869 195,485 199,764

Greater Glasgow 367,552 362,334 358,865 354,665 354,131 351,733 357,820

Highland 74,711 70,261 65,118 61,426 60,579 58,770 64,816

Lanarkshire 185,555 182,100 182,456 182,048 183,449 181,874 185,345

Lothian 303,730 298,315 299,862 298,672 299,002 296,797 308,842

Orkney 6,774 7,180 7,428 7,534 6,268 5,497 5,700

Shetland 5,994 6,177 6,374 6,597 6,761 6,694 7,601

Tayside 166,367 164,187 166,302 166,928 168,236 167,885 172,157

Western Isles 8,269 8,218 8,055 7,965 8,093 8,370 9,326

Total¹ number of children registered with dentists in each health board in Scotland

Health Board February 1993 July 1993 February 1994 July 1994 February 1995 July 1995 February 1996

Scotland 596,054 682,386 610,268 685,802 600,625 676,118 619,823

Argyll and Clyde 54,089 62,436 55,617 62,658 54,297 61,29 55,488

Ayrshire and Arran 49,669 56,119 50,116 55,360 48,603 54,403 49,598

Borders 10,751 11,897 11,216 12,430 11,731 12,788 12,278

Dumfries and Galloway 18,174 20,334 18,112 20,172 18,039 20,257 18,732

Fife 42,974 48,309 43,361 48,431 42,964 48,123 44,257

Forth Valley 33,116 37,536 33,714 37,600 32,743 36,849 33,445

Grampian 61,850 69,644 83,383 70,454 63,426 70,011 64,947

Greater Glasgow 109,779 127,055 110,696 126,746 108,313 124,302 111,044

Highland 23,919 28,045 25,223 27,999 23,934 26,918 25,220

Lanarkshire 58,579 69,046 60,964 69,256 59,329 67,736 60,603

Lothian 80,671 92,312 83,309 93,962 83,469 93,757 88,879

Orkney 370 427 561 784 464 441 415

Shetland 173 199 214 273 249 273 247

Tayside 50,790 57,497 52,459 58,139 51,957 57,611 53,444

Western Isles 1,150 1,530 1,323 1,538 1,107 1,353 1,226

¹Comparability of figures for children registered in different months within the same year is affected by registration patterns as children's registrations lapse at the end of the calendar year following the one in which they last saw a dentist.

600W

§ Lord James Douglas-Hamilton
The trust has withheld appropriate sums from some of the monthly payments due to the company.

§ Mr. McAllion
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will make a statement on the standards met by Initial Healthcare in respect of domestic services at Edinburgh Royal Infirmary trust. [25242]

§ Lord James Douglas-Hamilton
Deficiencies identified early in 1995 in the delivery of domestic services at the royal infirmary have been resolved to the satisfaction of the trust.

Total number of adults registered with dentists in each health board in Scotland
Health Board	February 1993	July 1993	February 1994	July 1994	February 1995	July 1995	February 1996
Scotland	1,959,578	1,920,151	1,914,284	1,899,482	1,902,179	1,890,451	1,947,170
Argyll and Clyde	158,982	154,135	152,956	150,710	151,381	151,791	157,097
Ayrshire and Arran	150,788	147,831	148,768	147,185	144,333	143,529	147,821
Borders	44,365	42,880	42,331	42,498	43,335	44,117	47,054
Dumfries and Galloway	54,798	50,218	49,865	48,872	47,870	47.636	49,981
Fife	129,481	127,987	127,802	128,050	131,175	131,304	133,264
Forth Valley	102,056	99,200	98,740	98,317	99,697	98,969	100,582
Grampian	200,156	199,128	199,362	198,014	197,869	195,485	199,764
Greater Glasgow	367,552	362,334	358,865	354,665	354,131	351,733	357,820
Highland	74,711	70,261	65,118	61,426	60,579	58,770	64,816
Lanarkshire	185,555	182,100	182,456	182,048	183,449	181,874	185,345
Lothian	303,730	298,315	299,862	298,672	299,002	296,797	308,842
Orkney	6,774	7,180	7,428	7,534	6,268	5,497	5,700
Shetland	5,994	6,177	6,374	6,597	6,761	6,694	7,601
Tayside	166,367	164,187	166,302	166,928	168,236	167,885	172,157
Western Isles	8,269	8,218	8,055	7,965	8,093	8,370	9,326

Total¹ number of children registered with dentists in each health board in Scotland
Health Board	February 1993	July 1993	February 1994	July 1994	February 1995	July 1995	February 1996
Scotland	596,054	682,386	610,268	685,802	600,625	676,118	619,823
Argyll and Clyde	54,089	62,436	55,617	62,658	54,297	61,29	55,488
Ayrshire and Arran	49,669	56,119	50,116	55,360	48,603	54,403	49,598
Borders	10,751	11,897	11,216	12,430	11,731	12,788	12,278
Dumfries and Galloway	18,174	20,334	18,112	20,172	18,039	20,257	18,732
Fife	42,974	48,309	43,361	48,431	42,964	48,123	44,257
Forth Valley	33,116	37,536	33,714	37,600	32,743	36,849	33,445
Grampian	61,850	69,644	83,383	70,454	63,426	70,011	64,947
Greater Glasgow	109,779	127,055	110,696	126,746	108,313	124,302	111,044
Highland	23,919	28,045	25,223	27,999	23,934	26,918	25,220
Lanarkshire	58,579	69,046	60,964	69,256	59,329	67,736	60,603
Lothian	80,671	92,312	83,309	93,962	83,469	93,757	88,879
Orkney	370	427	561	784	464	441	415
Shetland	173	199	214	273	249	273	247
Tayside	50,790	57,497	52,459	58,139	51,957	57,611	53,444
Western Isles	1,150	1,530	1,323	1,538	1,107	1,353	1,226
¹Comparability of figures for children registered in different months within the same year is affected by registration patterns as children's registrations lapse at the end of the calendar year following the one in which they last saw a dentist.