§ Mr. Ernie Rossasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he collects information on the number of medical practitioners offering homoeopathic treatment through the National Health Service; and if he will provide a breakdown of such information by health board.
§ Mr. John MacKay:Information is collected annually on the number of such doctors working in hospitals. The latest available information relates to the position at 30 September 1981 when there were two consultants, four registrars and two senior house officers providing homoeopathic treatment at the Glasgow homoeopathic hospital within Greater Glasgow health board. No other health board has hospital medical staff providing homoeopathic treatment.
There is no information available on the number of general medical practitioners who offer homoeopathic treatment, although it is known that some do.
§ Mr. Ernie Rossasked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many people are on the waiting list in Tayside and Scotland for homoeopathic treatment under the National Health Service.
§ Mr. John MacKay:There are no facilities for the provision of homoeopathic treatment under the National
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Deaths from malignant neoplasm, Scotland and Dundee, 1960–1981 Site of malignant neoplasm Year Scotland Dundee† 45–54 55–64 45–54 55–64 Respiratory system 1960 Male 352 851 7 26 Female 67 108 3 6 All sites Male 759 1,679 20 60 Female 761 1,178 38 42 Respiratory sytem 1965 Male 326 971 10 44 Female 91 164 4 8 Male 682 1,931 26 81 Female 662 1,246 27 53 Trachea, bronchus and lung 1970 Male 284 906 12 23 Female 96 202 6 9 All sites Male 635 1,875 26 57 Female 674 1,323 28 49 Health Service in Tayside. The Homoeopathic hospital, Glasgow, which had in August a waiting list of 39 people for in-patient treatment (three of whom were from Tayside), is the only hospital in Scotland providing such treatment under the NHS.