§ Mr. DonohoeTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many admissions were made to intensive care beds in Scotland in 1978–79 or the most recent year thereafter for which figures are available. [11332]
§ Lord James Douglas-HamiltonThe number of patients discharged from intensive care beds in the year ending 31 March 1979 was 8,137.
§ Mr. DonohoeTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many admissions were made to intensive care beds in each health board area in Scotland during 1995–96. [11333]
§ Lord James Douglas-HamiltonThe information is set out in the table.
The number of intensive care discharges at year ending 31 March 1996 Health board Discharges Argyll and Clyde 1,193 Ayrshire and Arran 803 Borders 215 Dumfries and Galloway 1,569 Fife 365 Forth Valley 506 Grampian 562 Greater Glasgow 7,211 Highland 900 Lanarkshire 3,465 Lothian 4,260 Orkney — Shetland — Tayside 2,740 Western Isles — Scotland 23,789