§ Mrs. EwingTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many beds there were in each NHS trust in Scotland in each year from 1994 to 1996; and if he will make a statement. [15896]
Lord James Douglas-Hamilton: The table shows the average daily number of beds staffed and available for the reception of in-patients and day cases.
Changes in the number of available staffed beds between 1994 and 1996 reflect several developments, including shorter lengths of stay for patients receiving treatment in acute specialties, greater use of day case surgery, and the increase in the number of patients being cared for in the community rather than in hospital.
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NHS hospitals—average available staffed beds by NHS Trust1— years ending 31 March 1994 to 1996 NHS Trust 1994 1995 1996 Scotland 44,185 42,351 40,555 Argyll and Clyde Argyll and Bute NHS Trust 639 652 620 Inverclyde Royal NHS Trust 380 368 364 Lomond Healthcare NHS Trust 428 408 405 Renfrewshire Healthcare NHS Trust 1,715 1,651 1,633 Royal Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust 523 513 500 Ayrshire and Arran Ayrshire and Arran Community Health Care NHS Trust 1,050 1,007 945 North Ayrshire and Arran NHS Trust 944 902 877 South Ayrshire Hospitals NHS Trust 699 667 586 Borders Borders Community Health Services NHS Trust 443 436 418 Borders General Hospital NHS Trust 392 377 379 Dumfries and Galloway Dumfries and Galloway Acute and Maternity Hospitals NHS Trust 160 454 469 Dumfries and Galloway Community Health NHS Trust 827 772 714 Fife Fife Healthcare NHS Trust 1,789 1,615 1,517 Kirkcaldy Acute Hospitals NHS Trust 419 474 439 Queen Margaret Hospitals NHS Trust 369 365 366 Forth Valley Central Scotland Healthcare NHS Trust 1,751 1,653 1,525 Falkirk and District Royal Infirmary NHS Trust 405 395 394 473W
NHS hospitals—average available staffed beds by NHS Trust1— years ending 31 March 1994 to 1996 NHS Trust 1994 1995 1996 Stirling Royal Infirmary NHS Trust 442 456 429 Grampian Aberdeen Royal Hospitals NHS Trust 1,420 1,418 1,425 Grampian Healthcare NHS Trust 2,789 2,578 2,414 Moray Health Services NHS Trust 425 418 437 Greater Glasgow Glasgow Royal Infirmary University NHS Trust 1,420 1,291 1,263 Greater Glasgow Community and Mental Health Services NHS Trust 2,775 2,650 2,364 Southern General Hospital NHS Trust 1,169 1,065 1,066 Stobhill NHS Trust 943 859 784 The Victoria Infirmary NHS Trust 1,035 943 918 The Yorkhill NHS Trust 414 421 397 West Glasgow Hospitals University NHS Trust 1,457 1,318 1,303 Glasgow Dental Hospital and School NHS Trust — — — Highland Caithness and Sutherland NHS Trust 216 226 226 Highland Communities NHS Trust 886 847 788 Raigmore Hospital NHS Trust 619 600 600 Lanarkshire Hairnyres and Stonehouse Hospitals NHS Trust 776 773 754 Lanarkshire Healthcare NHS Trust 1,943 1,777 1,689 Law Hospital NHS Trust 6984 663 645 Monklands and Bellshill Hospitals NHS Trust 652 643 645 Lothian East and Midlothian NHS Trust 1,130 1,111 1,090 Edinburgh Healthcare NHS Trust 1,618 1,598 1,533 Edinburgh Sick Children's NHS Trust 146 159 141 Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh NHS Trust 1,613 1,599 1,432 West Lothian NHS Trust 981 1,007 990 Western General Hospitals NHS Trust 825 815 814 Orkney Orkney Health Board Unit 152 150 150 Shetland Shetland Hospitals and Community Services Unit 142 137 136 Tayside Angus NHS Trust 834 802 774 Dundee Healthcare NHS Trust 1,152 1,091 1,032
NHS hospitals—average available staffed beds by NHS Trust1— years ending 31 March 1994 to 1996 NHS Trust 1994 1995 1996 Dundee Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust 1,068 1,061 1,023 Pert and Kinross Healthcare NHS Trust 950 904 891 Western Isles Western Isles Health Unit 266 265 250 1 Composition of trusts is based on services provided during year ending 31 March 1996. Includes directly managed units.