National Health Service

HC Deb 03 November 1987 vol 121 cc675-6W

Mr. Strang

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will publish a table showing, for each year since 1979, (a) the number of National Health Service in-patient beds in Lothian and in Scotland, respectively, and (b) the number of National Health Service staff in terms of full-time equivalents in Lothian and Scotland. respectively.

Mr. Michael Forsyth:

The information is as follows:

	Average available staffed beds in NHS hospitals at 30 September	NHS staff3, 4 whole time equivalent at 30 September
	Lothian	Scotland	Lothian	Scotland
1979	8,374	58,501	17,543.0	115,736.6
1980	8,389	58,208	17,940.5	118,651.7
1981	8,397	58,028	18,488.9	122,207.6
1982	8,452	57,440	19,075.6	123,753.9

	Average available staffed beds in NHS hospitals at 30 September	NHS staff3, 4 whole time equivalent at 30 September
	Lothian	Scotland	Lothian	Scotland
1983	8,522	57,294	19,237.2	124,491.3
1984	8,451	57,216	18,843.0	123,496.8
1985	8,279	56,334	18,722.3	123,894.5
1986	27,820	255,360	18,888.6	123,732.0
19871	28,047	2 55,349	18,882.8	123,673.5
1 At 31 March.
2 Provisional.
3 Excludes General Practitioners.
4 The conditioned hours for nurses changed from 40 in 1979 to 37.5 thereafter.