§ Mr. Millanasked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many patients are at present in the state hospital, Carstairs, whose transfer to an ordinary National Health Service hospital has been approved; and if he will give the names of the hospitals to which transfers have been approved and the number of patients concerned for each such hospital.
§ Mr. RifkindThere are at present 15 patients in the State hospital whose transfer to an ordinary mental hospital has been approved. These patients are awaiting transfer to the following hospitals:530W
Hospital Number of patients Ailsa hospital, Ayr 2 Ayrshire central hospital, Irvine 1 Dykebar hospital, Paisley 3 Gartnavel Royal hospital, Glasgow 2 Gogarburn hospital, Edinburgh 3 Kirklands hospital, Bothwell 1 Lynebank hospital, Dunfermline 1 Merchiston hospital, Johnstone 1 Ravenscraig hospital, Greenock 1 Note: One of the 15 is a State patient.