HC Deb 07 May 1985 vol 78 c376W
Mr. Norman Hogg

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland what is the number of (a) hospital beds and (b) qualified nurses per head of population.

Mr. John MacKay

At 31 March 1984 the total bed complement of all NHS hospitals in Scotland represented 11.7 per 1,000 of the population and the number of qualified nurses employed in hospitals represented 5.3 per 1,000 of the population.