§ Mr. Simon HughesTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will estimate the number of staffed acute beds in use for each of the last 10 years. [21403]
§ Mr. Galbraith[holding answer 18 December 1997]: The number of average available staffed acute beds for each of the last 10 years is given in the following table.
Average available staffed beds in acute specialties1 Years ending 31 March Average available staffed beds 1988 19,597 1989 19,193 1990 18,798 1991 18,317 1992 17,580 1993 17,414 1994 16,873 1995 16,360 1996 15,963 1997 15,503 1 Excludes beds in the specialities of geriatric assessment, maternity, psychiatric, learning disability and long stay.
§ Mr. Simon HughesTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will estimate(a) the number in 1996 of, (b) the number projected upon completion for and (c) the 104W percentage change in staffed acute beds at NHS trusts subject to PFI developments prioritised by his Department since May. [21409]
§ Mr. Galbraith[holding answer 18 December 1997]: For each Trust with a major acute PFI project, the number of acute beds in 1996; in the public sector comparator; and projected to be in the PFI facility are as follows:
NHS Trust Number of acute beds in 1996 Number of acute beds in PSC Projected number of acute beds acute beds in PFI facility Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh 1,099 986 869 Law Hospital 404 336 336 Hairmyres and Stonehouse Hosoitals 495 354 364