§ Mr. George RobertsonTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what has been the average number of patients per hospital bed in Scotland in each major speciality in each year since 1989–90; and what was the percentage change over the entire period. [7170]
§ Mr. Michael ForsythThe information requested is shown in the table:
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NHS in Scotland hospitals—throughput by selected specialty: years ending 31 March 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 Percentage change 1990–95 Intensive therapy unit 85.9 94.7 99.7 99.1 92.3 93.9 9.3 Mental illness 2.7 2.9 3.4 3.8 4.1 4.4 63.0 Neurology 28.8 37.9 41.7 42.7 43.0 47.3 64.2 Neurosurgery 31.5 32.5 32.4 32.8 35.1 36.6 16.2 Ophthalmology 43.1 45.7 50.5 57.3 61.8 63.3 46.9 Oral surgery and medicine 91.4 88.5 90.3 99.6 103.1 99.9 9.3 Orthopaedic surgery 25.4 27.4 28.1 30.6 32.3 33.3 31.1 Paediatric medicine 60.7 65.2 68.2 69.4 77.7 77.7 28.0 Paediatric surgery 57.0 60.0 58.9 58.8 61.8 66.8 17.2 Plastic surgery 34.8 36.6 40.1 44.8 46.9 47.8 37.4 Radiotherapy 29.9 31.0 32.1 34.7 31.9 33.3 11.4 Respiratory medicine 24.5 25.7 30.8 31.0 35.0 37.7 53.9 Special care baby unit 23.6 23.3 21.0 21.5 20.9 21.5 -8.9 Specialist obstetrics 52.5 56.6 58.1 60.4 64.1 65.9 25.5 Urology 50.4 51.0 53.7 55.3 58.6 61.2 21.4 1 Comprises specialities of general medicine, cardiology, metabolic diseases, gastroenterology, poisons, nephrology, rheumatology, genito-urinary medicine, medical oncology, haematology, homeopathy and tuberculosis non-respiratory.
§ Mr. RobertsonTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what was the average length of in-patient hospital stay for each specialty in each year since 1989–90. [7171]
§ Mr. ForsythThe information requested is shown in the table:
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NHS hospitals in Scotland—mean stay (days) by speciality: years ending 31 March 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 Accident and 2.1 2 1.9 1.7 1.3 1.2 emergency Acute mixed 36.6 0.7 — 4 — — Adolescent 109.4 63.2 59.9 69.9 70.8 63.7 psychiatry Cardiothoracic 8.4 8.7 8 8.1 8 7.5 surgery Child 112.1 102.6 106.4 125.5 79.4 72.4 psychiatry Communicable 7 6.5 6.5 6.3 5.9 5.7 diseases Dermatology 14.5 14.1 15.4 14.7 14.6 14.1 Ear, nose and 3.2 3.1 3 2.8 2.7 2.5 throat surgery General 8.4 7.9 7.5 7.1 6.6 6.2 Medicine1 General 16.2 15.1 14.7 14.9 15.4 14.7 practice General 6.6 6.4 6.1 5.9 5.6 5.4 surgery Geriatric 33.4 31.4 29.3 28.2 27 26.8 assessment GP obstetrics 3.5 3.2 3.1 3 3 2.6 Gynaecology 3.7 3.5 3.5 3.3 3.3 3.3 Intensive 2.8 2.6 2.5 2.5 2.7 2.7 therapy unit Mental illness 113.4 106.1 90.6 83 77.4 72.2 Neurology 8.2 7.4 6.8 6.5 6.5 5.6 Neurosurgery 8.4 8.3 8.3 8.1 8 7.8 Ophthalmology 5.1 4.7 4.3 3.7 3.2 2.7 Oral surgery 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.1 2.1 2.1 and medicine Orthodontics 1 1.7 1.6 1 1.2 0.9 and paediatric dentistry Orthopaedic 10.2 9.5 9.2 8.4 8 7.6 surgery
NHS hospitals in Scotland—mean stay (days) by speciality: years ending 31 March 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 Other 11.3 11.5 11 11.8 11.1 6 Paediatric 3.9 3.7 3.5 3.3 3 2.8 medicine Paediatric 3.7 3.6 3.6 3.4 3.2 3.4 surgery Plastic surgery 6.7 6.3 5.8 5.4 5.2 5 Radiotherapy 9.5 9.3 9.1 8.4 9 8.7 Rehabilitation 24.9 31.3 24.3 24.6 28.3 27.6 medicine Respiratory 11.3 10.5 9.2 9.1 8.3 8 medicine Special care 7.8 8.3 9.2 8.8 9.1 9.4 baby unit Specialist 4.4 4.1 3.9 3.6 3.5 3.4 obstetrics Spinal 54.6 50.6 48.7 46.1 38.2 41.2 paralysis Urology 5.5 5.3 5.1 4.8 4.6 4.4 Young chronic 137.8 120.9 97.7 97.4 82.6 62.1 sick 1Comprises specialties of general medicine, cardiology, metabolic diseases, gastroenterology, poisons, nephrology, rheumatology, genito-urinary medicine, medical oncology, haematology, homeopathy and tuberculosis non-respiratory.