§ Mr. Foulkesasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what is the current provision of psychiatric, psychogeriatric, other mental health care inpatient beds, out-patient facilities and community psychiatric services for each health board area in Scotland; and what is the level in each case per 1,000 of the population in each area.
§ Mr. John MacKayThe following table shows the number of in-patient beds available in NHS hospitals for each health board area in Scotland. Health boards and local authorities, sometimes in association with voluntary organisations, provide out-patient and community psychiatric services as they consider desirable in the light of local needs and priorities. Details of these local services are not available centrally.
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Psychiatric care facilities: year ending 30 September 1981 inpatient beds (average available staffed beds) (NHS hospitals only) Number of beds Health Board Mental illness Psychogeriatrics Child psychiatry Adolescent psychiatry All psychiatry Mental deficiency Argyll and Clyde 1,447 37 — — 1,484 344 Ayrshire and Arran 443 342 — — 785 111 Borders 121 179 — — 300 32 Dumfries and Galloway 463 195 28 15 701 20 Fife 485 305 21 18 829 510 Forth Valley 882 — — — 882 1,230 Grampian 1,109 463 10 — 1,582 708 Greater Glasgow 3,574 369 8 — 3,951 1,465 Highland 830 — — — 830 241 Lanarkshire 1,731 24 — — 1,755 612 Lothian 1,700 353 24 31 2,108 742 Orkney 1 — — — 1 — Shetland — — — — — — Tayside 1,008 603 11 — 1,622 596 Western Isles 4 — — — 4 — SCOTLAND 13,799 2,871 102 64 16,836 6,612
Rate per 1,000 population Health Board Mental illness Psychogeriatrics Child psychiatry Adolescent psychiatry All psychiatry Mental deficiency Argyll and Clyde 3.2 0.1 — — 3.3 0.8 Ayrshire and Arran 1.2 0.9 — — 2.1 0.3 Borders 1.2 1.8 — — 3.0 0.3 Dumfries and Galloway 3.2 1.4 0.2 0.1 4.9 0.1 Fife 1.4 0.9 0.1 0.1 2.4 1.5 Forth Valley 3.2 — — — 3.2 4.5 Grampian 2.3 1.0 0.0 — 3.3 1.5 Greater Glasgow 3.6 0.4 0.0 — 3.9 1.5 Highland 4.3 — — — 4.3 1.3 Lanarkshire 3.0 0.0 — — 3.1 1.1 Lothian 2.3 0.5 0.0 0.0 2.8 1.0 Orkney 0.1 — — — 0.1 — Sheltland — — — — — — Tayside 2.5 1.5 0.0 — 4.1 1.5 Western Isles 0.1 — — — 0.1 — SCOTLAND 2.7 0.6 0.0 0.0 3.3 1.3 Mental deficiency beds in joint-user and contractual hospitals were available for use by NHS patients in the year ending 30 September 1982 as follows:
Health Board Argyll and Clyde 85 Borders 94 Lanarkshire 83 Lothian 220 TOTAL 482