§ Mr. Dobsonasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will give for each year since 1970 the total number of deaths and discharges among, and the number of beds occupied on 31 December by, patients receiving treatment under contractual arrangements with institutions outside the National Health Service in Scotland; and if he will break down these figures into the categories of (a) medical, (b) surgical, (c) pre-convalescent and postoperative, (d) convalescent, (e) geriatric, (f) diseases of the chest, (g) maternity, (h) mental illness, (i) mental handicap, (j) rehabilitation, (k) terminal care and (l) others.
§ Mr. John MacKayDetailed information in the form requested is not available. Published information on the use of joint user and contractual hospitals is available in table 6.2(b) of the annual publication "Scottish Health Statistics".
§ Mr. Dobsonasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will give for each year since 1970 the expenditure on contractual arrangements for patient care in Scotland, expressed in absolute terms and also as percentages of the total National Health Service expenditure in Scotland each year; and if he will break down these figures into the categories of (a) medical, (b) surgical, (c) pre-convalescent and post-operative (d) convalescent, (e) geriatric, (f) diseases of the chest, (g) maternity, (h) mental illness, (i) mental handicap, (j) rehabilitation, (k) terminal care and (l) others.
§ Mr. John MacKayDetailed information in the form requested is not available.