§ Mr. Willie W. Hamiltonasked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many National Health Service hospitals have been opened in Scotland; and what is the bed gain as a result of these openings, for each year since 1979.
§ Mr. John MacKayDetails of all hospital developments are not held centrally as minor capital projects are delegated to health boards. The information for major capital projects is as follows. The total planned bed complement is shown for each year, but it should be noted that many of the beds provided are replacements for outdated facilities elsewhere and are not additions to overall complement:
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Year Number of hospitals Number of beds 1979 2 90 1980 10 372 1981 6 1,022 (+95 day places) 1982 5 210 (+46 day places)
Year Number of hospitals Number of beds 1983 10 912 (+95 day places) 1984 6 510 (+30 day places) 1985 4 1,220 (+180 day places) 1986 4 1,115 (+10 day places)