HC Deb 08 February 1980 vol 978 c387W
Mr. Ernie Ross

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many hospital wards have been closed in each health board area since May 1979.

Mr. Fairgrieve

The information requested is given in the following table:

HOSPITAL WARD CLOSURES SINCE MAY 1979
Health board Number of wards closed Number of these wards re-opened May 1979 to date
Argyll and Clyde 31* 1
Ayrshire and Arran 13 12
Borders 2 1
Dumfries and Galloway 2
Fife 1
Forth Valley 7 4
Grampian 5 1
Greater Glasgow 36 34
Highland 5 5
Lanarkshire 14 13
Lothian 51 43
Orkney 1 1
Shetland
Tayside 10 2
Western Isles
Scotland 178 117
* 25 wards closed because of the opening of new accommodation.

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