§ Mr. Gordon Brownasked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many day patient attendances there were by geriatric patients to hospital in 1983 and in each year preceding from 1979.
§ Mr. John MacKayThe information is as follows:
Day patient attendances, Scotland: Geriatric assessment, psycho-geriatric Geriatric assessment Psycho-geriatric Total 1979 128,187 56,107 184,294 1980 141,495 62,569 204,064 1981 144,631 72,827 217,458 1982 147,318 78,260 225,578 Note: Figures are for the year ending 30 September. Statistics for 1983 are not yet available.