§ Mr. David Marshallasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what are the latest perinatal and neonatal mortality rates in the Rottenrow maternity hospital, Glasgow; and what are the figures for each of the last 10 years.
§ Mr. John MacKayThe information on perinatal mortality rates is set out in the table. Information on neonatal mortality rates is not available centrally for individual hospitals.
Year Rate per 1,000 births 1976 22.4 1977 18.1 1978 18.9 1979 13.2 1980 14.9 1981 15.0 1982 13.1 1983 7.6 1984 11.8 1985 10.3
§ Mr. David Marshallasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list in the Official Report the main catchment areas for each of the maternity units in the city of Glasgow.
§ Mr. John MacKayThe Glasgow royal maternity unit provides a service to the east of Glasgow and also to some extent the Coatbridge/Airdrie area of Lanarkshire health board; the Stobhill maternity unit serves the north of Glasgow and the Cumbernauld/Kilsyth area of Lanarkshire; the Rutherglen maternity hospital serves south-east Glasgow and the East Kilbride area of Lanarkshire; the Southern general serves south-west Glasgow and the Renfrew and Argyll and Bute areas of Argyll and Clyde health board; and the Queen Mother's hospital serves west Glasgow and also some patients from the Renfrew area of Argyll and Clyde.
§ Mr. David Marshallasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what size of maternity unit is envisaged on the site earmarked for such a unit in the plans for the Royal infirmary, Glasgow.
§ Mr. John MacKayThe Greater Glasgow health board has not yet submitted for approval its formal case for a new obstetric unit. The board has indicated that it plans to provide a 140-bed obstetric unit, to be located either at Stobhill or at the royal infirmary, Glasgow.