§ Dr. MoonieTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many lump sums or continuing payments have been made by each health board to enable people to move out of hospital into care in the community, since the publication of circular (Gen) 18 in 1985.
§ Mr. Michael ForsythThe number of payments made by health boards in terms of the 1985 circular to enable people to move out of hospital into care in the community as notified to my Department is as follows:
Health Board Number of lump sum payments Number of continuing payments Argyll and Clyde — 1 Ayrshire and Arran 4 1 Borders 5 — Dumfries and Galloway 2 — Fife 8 8 Forth Valley 4 2 Grampian — — Greater Glasgow 1 4 Highland — — Lanark 6 6 Lothian 12 25 Orkney — — Shetland — 1 Tayside 3 — Western Isles — — In addition, health boards make payments to enable dependent people to remain in the community rather than be admitted to hospital. Payments also continue to be made in respect of projects approved before April 1985.