§ Mr. Ancramasked the Secretary of State for Scotland (1) if he will publish the number of (a) available beds and (b) occupied beds, in total and per 1,000 of population in National Health Service hospitals in Scotland for each of the past four years;
(2) if he will publish the throughput of patients in National Health Service hospitals in Scotland in each of the past four years.
§ Mr. John MacKayThe information requested is as follows:
* Geriatric bed complement, includes geriatric assessment and geriatric long-stay beds in National Health Service hospitals.
Notes:
1. Information for the years 1978–80 is taken from table 6.2(a) of Scottish Health Statistics.
2. Information is not yet available for the year to 30 September 1982.
§ Mr. Ancramasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will give (a) the provision for acute beds and (b) the average number of acute beds occupied in National Health Service hospitals in Scotland in each of the past four years.
§ Mr. John MacKayThe information requested is as follows: 223W
Year to 30 September Acute* bed complement Average daily number of occupied acute beds 1978 20,079 14,434 1979 19,969 14,182 1980 19,825 14,322 1981 19,779 14,186 * Including regional, DGH and GP (acute) beds. More detailed information is given in Tables 6.2(a) and 6.3 (a) of Scottish Health Statistics for the years 1978–80. Note: Information is not yet available for the year to 30 September 1982.
§ Mr. Ancramasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will give the numbers of nurses per occupied bed in National Health Service hospitals in Scotland since 1978.
§ Mr. John MacKayThe information is as follows:
1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 All hospital nursing staff at 30 September (wholetime equivalent) Trained 21,927 22,161.5 23,183.6 24,742.2 26,030.2 In Training 11,202 11,759.7 12,337.3 12,787.7 12,466.0 Others 16,320 16,880.2 17,730.5 18,178.1 17,829.0 Total 49,449 50,801.4 53,251.4 55,708.0 56,325.2 Average daily occupied beds year ending 30 September 49,526 48,712 48,419 48,086 * Nursing staff per occupied bed 1.0 1.0 1.1 1.2 * Not yet available. Notes:
The 1982 staff numbers are provisional.
The reduction in the working week from 40 to 37½ hours during 1980–81 took effect in the figures from 1980.