HC Deb 12 February 1998 vol 306 cc366-9W
Mr. Sarwar

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what has been the average length of patient stay in each hospital trust in Scotland in each of the last five years. [28808]

Mr. Galbraith

The information requested is provided in the table.

In-Patient Mean Stay (days)1: by NHS Trusts/DMUs: All Specialties and Acute Specialties: Years ending 31 March 1993–97
All specialties Acute2 specialties
1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997
Scotland 14.8 13.8 13.1 12.3 11.7 6.0 5.8 5.5 5.4 5.3
Argyll & Bute NHS Trust 21.8 19.5 19.0 19.0 18.7 7.8 7.5 7.5 7.2 6.9
Inverclyde Royal NHS Trust 5.3 5.4 4.9 4.8 5.1 5.8 5.8 5.4 5.2 5.5
Lomond Healthcare NHS Trust 13.2 12.9 12.1 12.2 11.8 6.2 6.1 5.8 5.7 5.5
Renfrewshire Healthcare NHS Trust 114.1 113.6 105.7 100.3 100.5 — — — — —
Royal Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust 5.2 5.0 5.3 5.0 4.8 5.3 5.1 5.5 5.1 5.0
Ayrshire & Arran Community Health Care NHS Trust 75.1 70.0 62.2 60.1 52.7 9.0 9.5 9.0 10.0 9.2
North Ayrshire & Arran NHS Trust 6.8 6.6 6.4 6.5 6.4 5.5 5.3 5.1 5.2 5.1
South Ayrshire Hospitals NHS Trust 8.5 8.0 7.7 7.3 7.2 5.3 5.2 5.0 4.7 4.4
Borders Community Health Services NHS Trust 72.9 65.1 59.6 53.7 46.5 18.0 17.7 17.0 16.4 18.4
Borders General Hospital NHS Trust 7.3 7.5 7.1 6.8 6.4 5.6 5.6 5.5 5.3 5.2
Dumfries & Galloway Acute & Maternity Hospitals NHS Trust 5.4 4.9 4.9 4.9 5.0 5.2 4.6 4.6 4.6 4.8
Dumfries & Galloway Community Health NHS Trust 95.7 90.6 75.3 70.1 64.6 13.0 13.6 13.7 13.9 17.1
Fife Healthcare NHS Trust 49.1 61.7 78.4 71.4 72.8 9.0 8.9 12.6 13.6 16.1
Kirkcaldy Acute Hospitals NHS Trust 4.8 4.8 4.9 4.6 4.0 4.8 4.9 5.1 4.9 4.2
Queen Margaret Hospital NHS Trust 8.0 6.7 6.9 7.3 7.9 5.3 5.2 5.3 5.6 6.2
Central Scotland Healthcare NHS Trust 285.5 240.5 193.0 181.6 160.3 — — — — —
Falkirk & District Royal Infirmary NHS Trust 6.6 6.0 6.0 6.1 6.0 5.2 5.0 5.2 5.5 5.3
Stirling Royal Infirmary NHS Trust 5.8 5.6 5.3 4.7 5.0 5.1 4.9 4.5 4.1 4.0
Aberdeen Royal Hospitals NHS Trust 5.5 5.3 5.1 5.0 4.8 5.5 5.4 5.2 5.0 4.8
Grampian Healthcare NHS Trust 51.8 46.8 46.0 47.7 45.8 11.3 10.9 10.6 10.9 10.8
Moray Health Services NHS Trust 23.0 19.7 17.9 14.4 12.4 10.6 10.0 9.6 8.1 7.1
Glasgow Dental Hospital & School NHS Trust — — — — — — — — — —
Glasgow Royal Infirmary University NHS Trust 8.9 8.0 7.4 7.3 7.1 5.8 5.3 5.3 5.4 5.4
Greater Glasgow Community & Mental Health Services NHS Trust 186.0 180.3 153.5 128.6 118.5 — — — — —
Southern General Hospital NHS Trust 11.7 11.0 9.6 9.2 8.4 7.2 7.3 6.7 6.5 5.9
Stobhill NHS Trust 11.2 10.4 9.1 8.1 7.7 6.7 5.9 5.1 4.7 4.5
The Victoria Infirmary NHS Trust 10.6 9.8 9.1 8.3 8.1 6.9 5.9 5.6 5.2 5.3
The Yorkhill NHS Trust 4.8 4.4 4.2 3.9 3.8 4.7 4.1 4.0 3.7 3.6
West Glasgow Hospitals University NHS Trust 8.7 8.0 7.6 7.4 7.1 5.8 5.7 5.5 5.4 5.2
Caithness & Sutherland NHS Trust 12.5 12.1 11.7 11.8 11.3 5.6 5.8 5.7 5.5 5.2
Highland Communities NHS Trust 46.7 39.5 35.5 31.7 25.7 9.3 8.5 8.3 10.4 10.4
Raigmore Hospital NHS Trust 5.9 5.5 5.4 5.4 5.5 5.9 5.4 5.3 5.3 5.4
Hairmyres & Stonehouse Hospitals NHS Trust 9.9 9.6 9.5 8.9 8.6 6.8 6.4 6.3 5.7 5.6
Lanarkshire Healthcare NHS Trust 127.3 165.2 161.7 138.8 141.3 26.3 26.5 30.7 26.7 27.9
Law Hospital NHS Trust 7.7 7.0 6.8 6.7 6.1 6.3 6.9 5.9 5.7 5.3
Monklands & Bellshill Hospitals NHS Trust 5.5 5.5 5.3 5.1 5.1 4.9 4.9 4.8 4.6 4.8
East & Midlothian NHS Trust 24.6 21.7 21.5 19.3 18.6 7.7 7.0 6.4 6.1 6.6
Edinburgh Healthcare NHS Trust 114.8 115.2 106.3 96.4 95.0 31.6 29.4 28.9 26.2 25.8
Edinburgh Sick Children's NHS Trust 3.5 3.5 3.4 3.2 3.2 2.8 2.9 2.9 2.8 2.8
Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh NHS Trust 7.0 6.9 6.4 5.9 5.3 5.9 5.5 4.9 4.9 4.7
West Lothian NHS Trust 12.9 11.5 11.3 10.4 10.0 4.3 4.2 4.1 4.0 4.1
Western General Hospitals NHS Trust 9.5 8.9 8.7 9.1 9.1 6.2 5.8 5.7 6.0 6.2
Orkney Health Board Unit 21.0 20.5 18.4 17.7 15.2 9.2 14.4 11.8 10.7 11.6
Shetland Hospitals & Community Services Unit 20.4 17.2 15.4 14.4 14.7 7.5 6.2 5.4 5.6 5.9
Angus NHS Trust 23.6 21.8 20.7 20.8 19.6 7.7 7.5 6.7 6.8 6.2
Dundee Healthcare NHS Trust 100.8 98.0 87.2 77.6 72.5 12.8 12.7 14.4 14.0 15.6
Dundee Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust 5.6 5.6 5.5 5.5 5.3 5.7 5.6 5.4 5.5 5.3
Perth & Kinross Healthcare NHS Trust 16.2 15.4 15.0 14.4 13.8 6.6 6.3 6.1 6.3 6.3
Western Isles Health Unit 16.6 15.7 14.2 13.5 12.2 7.9 7.2 6.4 6.2 6.7
1 These figures represent a crude average and take no account of differences in case mix between Trusts.
2 Comprises all acute specialties, excluding Special Care Baby Units. Excludes obstetrics, psychiatric, learning disabilities, geriatric assessment, geriatric long-stay and younger physically disabled specialties.

Source

ISD(S)1.