§ Mr. Maxtonasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list those hospitals in Scotland which have applied the Aberdeen formula for deciding nursing levels and the extent, in percentage terms, to which they applied it in each case; and what were the results compared with the actual nursing establishments in each hospital.
§ Mr. John MacKayIn September 1984 89 per cent. of hospitals in Scotland had calculated nurse staffing requirements for some or all specialties by means of the Aberdeen formula. Fifty-eight per cent. of hospitals had then used the formula as the basis for funded nurse staffing establishments, but 46 per cent. of hospitals had adopted the results only in part. The following table shows those hospitals where the percentage of the formula used is known. The actual nursing establishments before the application of the formula are not known.
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Hospital Per cent, of Aberdeen Formula Royal Alexandra Infirmary 85.0 Inverclyde Royal Hospital 85.0 Thorn Hospital, Elderslie 85.0 Royal Alexandra Infirmary Annexe 85.0 Johnstone Hospital, Paisley 85.0 Barshaw Hospital, Paisley 85.0 Bridge of Weir Hospital 85.0 Paisley Maternity Hospital 85.0 Hawkhead Hospital, Paisley 85.0 Dykebar Hospital, Paisley 85.0 Elderslie Hospital 85.0 Broadfield Hospital 85.0 Caldwell House Hospital 85.0 Merchiston Hospital 85.0 Royal Victoria Eye Infirmary 85.0 Heathfield Hospital (New Units) 85.0 War Memorial, Isle of Arran (New Units) 81.0 Davidson Cottage Hospital 100.0 Crosshouse Hospital 87.0 Ballochmyle Hospital (General and Geriatric wards) 85.0 Biggart Hospital, Prestwick *100.0 Ravenspark Hospital 76.0 Holmhead Hospital, Cumnock 100.0 Ayrshire Central Hospital (Maternity wards) 69.0 Ayrshire Central Hospital (other wards) 86.0 Peel Hospital, Galashiels 100.0 Garrick Hospital †88–9 Dumfries and Galloway Royal Infirmary ‡86.0 Castle Douglas and District Hospital †86.0 Lochmaben Chest Hospital †86.0 Newton Stewart Hospital †86.0 Thomas Hope Hospital †118.0 Thornhill Hospital 100.0 Crichton Royal Hospital (Psycho-Geriatric and Mental Illness wards) 85.0 Nithbank Hospital †89.0 Dalrymple Hospital †85.0 Cresswell Maternity Hospital and Glenoch Maternity Ward, Dalrymple Hospital †80.0 Adamson Hospital and Cupar Health Centre 100.0 Milesmark Hospital 91.0 Randolph Wemyss Memorial Hospital 99.0 Dunfermline and West Fife Hospital 85.0 Northern Hospital, Dunfermline 90.0 Glenrothes Hospital 100.0 Netherlea Hospital 100.0 Cameron Hospital 100.0 Craigtoun Hospital, St. Andrews 100.0 Victoria and Hunter Hospitals 93.0 Forth Park and Craigtoun Hospitals 100.0 Falkirk and District Royal Maternity Hospital 100.0 Stirling Royal Infirmary (Maternity wards) 100.0
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Hospital Per cent, of Aberdeen Formula Aberdeen Royal Infirmary 95.0 Woodend Hospital 94.0 Dr. Gray's Hospital, Elgin 89.0 Royal Aberdeen Children's Hospital 87.0 Leanchoil Hospital 92.0 Jubilee Hospital, Huntly 94.0 Peterhead Cottage Hospital 93.0 Chalmers Hospital and Maternity Annexe 94.0 Fraserburgh Hospital 95.0 Turner Memorial Hospital 86.0 Seafield Hospital, Buckie 89.0 Inverurie Hospital 94.0 Insch War Memorial Hospital 96.0 City Hospital, Aberdeen 88.0 Tor-na-Dee Hospital/Roxburgh House 89.0 Woodend Hospital Site, (Glenburn Wing) 89.0 Morningfield Hospital, Aberdeen 78.0 Woodcot Hospital, Stonehaven 91.0 Maud Hospital 100.0 Ugie Hospital, Peterhead 99.0 Campbell Hospital 93.0 Turriff Cottage Hospital 96.0 Fleming Cottage Hospital, Aberdeen 89.0 Spyrue Hospital, Elgin 95.0 Stephen Hospital, Dufftown 86.0 Aboyne Hospital 87.0 Aberdeen Maternity Hospital (including Summerfield and Fonthill) 86.0 Kincardine O'Neil War Memorial Hospital, Torphins 73.0 Maryhill Maternity Hospital, Elgin 100.0 Glen O'Dee Hospital 93.0 Bilbohall Hospital, Elgin 100.0 Woolmanhill OPO 98.0 Stobhill Hospital (General wards) 85.0 Royal Hospital for Sick Children, Glasgow 75.0 Duke Street Hospital including Carfell House (Geriatric wards) 100.0 Belvidere Hospital 85.0 Lightburn Hospital 85.0 Blawarthill Hospital 85.0 Lenzie Hospital 100.0 Cowglen Hospital 100.0 Knightswood Hospital 85.0 Glasgow Royal Maternity Hospital 85.0 Queen Mother's Hospital (including Community Midwives) 85.0 Rutherglen Maternity Hospital and Community Midwives 85.0 Royal Samaritan Hospital 85.0 Ruchill Hospital 100.0 Duntocher Hospital 85.0 Royal Northern Infirmary 84.0 Raigmore Area General Hospital 83.0 Raigmore Area 2—Maternity 100.0 Bignold Hospital, Wick 100.0 Lawson Memorial Hospital, Golspie 100.0 Mackinnon Memorial Hospital, Isle of Skye 92.0 Belford Hospital (General and Maternity Wards) 92.0 Caithness Central Hospital, Wick 100.0 Ross Memorial Hospital, Dingwall 94.0 Portree Hospital 97.0 Ian Charles Hospital, Grantown-on-Spey 100.0 Town and County Hospital, Nairn 84.0 Hilton Hospital, Inverness 90.0 County Hospital, Invergordon 89.0 Glencoe Hospital 100.0 Gesto Hospital, Skye 93.0 Migdale Hospital, Bonar Bridge 100.0 Cambusavie Hospital, by Dornoch 100.0 Dunbar Hospital, Thurso 100.0 Culduthel Hospital 90.0 Town and County Hospital, Wick 100.0 Nicolson Mackenzie Hospital, Strathpeffer 100.0 Hairmyres Hospital 85.0 Stonehouse Hospital 85.0
Hospital Per cent, of Aberdeen Formula Law Hospital 85.0 Cleland Hospital 90.0 Roadmeetings Hospital 90.0 Wishaw Hospital 94.0 Strathclyde Hospital 100.0 Coathill Hospital 100.0 Kello Hospital, Biggar 90.0 Victoria Cottage Hospital, Kilsyth 95.0 Bellshill Maternity Hospital 95.0 Motherwell Maternity Hospital 100.0 William Smellie Memorial Maternity Hospital 95.0 Udston Hospital 95.0 Hartwood Hospital (Psycho-Geriatric wards) 78.0 Lochart Hospital and Hozier House, Lanark 90.0 Royal Infirmary, Edinburgh 85.0 Western General Hospital 85.0 City Hospital 85.0 Deaconess Hospital 85.0 Bangour General Hospital 85.0 Bangour General Maternity Hospital 85.0 Eastern General Hospital 90.0 Eastern General Maternity Hospital 85.0 Leith Hospital 95.0 Roodlands Hospital 90.0 Chalmers Hospital 85.0 Royal Victoria Hospital 85.0 St. Michael's Hospital 85.0 Drumshoreland Hospital 85.0 Tippethill Hospital 85.0 Belhaven Cottage Hospital 95.0 Corstorphine Hospital 85.0 Royal Edinburgh Hospital 97.0 Astley Ainslie Hospital 85.0 Edenhall Hospital 83.0 East Fortune Hospital 75.0 Northern General Hospital 85.0 Balfour Hospital, Kirkwall 98.0 Eastbank Hospital, Kirkwall 98.0 Gilbert Bain Hospital, Lerwick 95.0 Montfield Hospital 92.0 Lewis Hospital, Stornoway 92.0 Daliburgh Hospital, South Uist 92.0 County Hospital, Stornoway 92.0 Lochmaddy Hospital, North Uist 92.0 * Approximately. † 100 per cent, night duty. ‡ 100 per cent, day duty for specialised departments and night duty.
§ Mr. Maxtonasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list those hospitals in Scotland which have applied the Telford consultative approach for deciding nursing levels and the extent, in percentage terms, to which they applied it in each case; and what were the results compared with the actual nursing establishments in each hospital.
§ Mr. John MacKayIn 1984, 26 hospitals in Scotland had calculated nurse staffing requirements for some or all specialties by means of the Telford consultative approach. Of these, nearly half had used the approach as the basis for funded nurse staffing establishments but only three hospitals specified the percentage of the Telford formula results which they had used. These are as follows. The actual nursing establishments before the application of the Telford consultative approach are not known.
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Hospital Per Cent of Telford Ballochmyle Hospital (Mental Illness Wards) 85.0 Crichton Royal Hospital (Mental Illness Wards) 100.0
Hospital Per Cent of Telford Duke Street Hospital including Carfell House (Mental Illness Wards) 100.0