§ Mr. Ernie Rossasked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many geriatric 44W beds are available in each health board area; and what is the waiting list in each area.
§ Mr. FairgrieveThe information is set out in the table below:
Health board Geriatric beds* at 31 March 1979 Number on waiting list at 31 March 1979 Argyll and Clyde 995 155 Ayrshire and Arran 628 — Borders 229 80 Dumfries and Galloway 282 27 Fife 498 190 Forth Valley 552 194 Grampain 824 39 Greater Glasgow 2,325 269 Highland 406 75 Lanarkshire 1,164 217 Lothian 1,448 251 Orkney 51 43 Shetland 87 — Tayside 902 105 Western Isles 92 14 10,483 1,659 * Bed complement figures in NHS hospitals, joint user hospitals and institutions with which health boards have contractual arrangements.