§ Mr. Thompsonasked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many special units for the terminal care of patients within the National Health Service there are in Scotland; and where these units are situated.
§ Mr. Harry EwingThere are two such special units in Scotland: at Roxburgh House, Tor-na-Dee Hospital, Aberdeen, and at the Royal Victoria Hospital, Dundee.
§ Mr. Thompsonasked the Secretary of State for Scotland which health boards have contractual arrangements with voluntary organisations active in the provision of hospices for the terminal care of patients.
§ Mr. Harry EwingThe Greater Glasgow Health Board has contractual arrangements with Strathclyde House, Glasgow; and the Lothian Health Board has similar arrangements with the Fair-mile Nursing Home, Edinburgh.