§ Mr. Menzies CampbellTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many nurses there are currently employed by the National Health Service in Scotland who are qualified in psychiatric nursing; and if he will give the comparable figure for each of the last five years for which information is available.
§ Mr. Michael ForsythInformation is not held centrally in precisely the form requested. The available information, which relates to the whole time equivalent number of qualified nurses working in the specialties of mental illness and mental handicap, is set out.
hospitals, psychiatric units in general hospitals and mental handicap hospitals. In the year ending 30 September 1987 there were 30 mental hospitals, 28 psychiatric units in general hospitals and 16 mental handicap hospitals in Scotland. The average available staffed beds in each is given in the table.
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Table 1 Mental hospitals in Scotland Average available staffed beds: year ending 30 September 1987 Health board and hospital Beds1 2 Argyll and Clyde Argyll and Bute hospital 383 Ravenscraig hospital 346 Dykebar hospital 584 Ayrshire and Arran Ravenspark hospital 219 Ailsa hospital 588 Borders Dingleton hospital 336 Dumfries and Galloway Crichton Royal hospital 623 Fife Stratheden hospital 741 Stratheden young peoples unit 45 Glenlomond hospital 87 Forth Valley Bellsdyke hospital 853 Grampian House of Daviot hospital 136 Kingseat hospital 491 Kingseat rehabilitation centre 11 Royal Cornhill hospital 677 Bilbohall hospital 149 Greater Glasgow Gartloch hospital 652 Stoneyetts hospital 225 Woodilee hospital 821 Leverndale hospital 891 Gartnaval Royal hospital 567 Highland Craig Dunain hospital 655 Lanarkshire Hartwood hospital 1,354 Lothian Herdmanflat hospital 252 Rosslynlee hospital 270 Royal Edinburgh hospital 917 Bangour Village hospital 576 Tayside Royal Dundee Liff hospital (including child psychiatry unit) 570 Murray Royal hospital 402 Sunnyside Royal hospital 436 Total number of hospitals 30 Total average available staffed beds 14,857 1 Includes some beds in specialties other than psychiatric or mental handicap specialties. 2 Average available staffed beds.
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Table 2 Psychiatric units attached to general hospitals Average available staffed beds: year ending 30 September 1987 Health board and hospital Beds1 Argyll and Clyde Vale of Leven district general hospital 28 Inverclyde Royal hospital 56 Hawkhead hospital 94 Thorn hospital 2 Royal Alexandra hospital 31
Health board and hospital Beds1 Ayrshire and Arran Crosshouse hospital 60 Borders Mountview hospital 11 Fife Victoria hospital 120 West Fife district general hospital 120 Grampian Royal Aberdeen children's hospital 10 Glen O'dee hospital 5 Inverurie hospital 30 Ugie hospital 30 Greater Glasgow Duke Street hospital 41 Stobhill hospital 70 Southern general psychiatric unit 150 Gartnavel general hospital 36 Royal hospital for sick children 6 Lanarkshire Coathill hospital 7 Monklands district general hospital 58 Lothian Victoria hospital 90 City hospital 20 Royal hospital for sick children 24 Tayside Ninewells hospital 31 Ashludie hospital 24 Forfar infirmary 26 Stracathro hospital 24 Western Isles Lochmaddy hospital 1 Total number of units 28 Total average available staffed beds 1,205 1 Average available staff beds in psychiatric or mental handicap hospitals.
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Table 3 Mental handicap hospitals in Scotland Average available staffed beds, year ending 30 September 1987 Health Board and Hospital Beds1 2 Argyll and Clyde Elderslie hospital 20 Merchiston hospital 270 Ayrshire and Arran Dunlop house hospital 70 Fife Lynebank hospital 409 Forth Valley Royal Scottish national hospital 961 Grampian Woodlands hospital/Wellwood unit 145 Ladysbridge hospital 548 Greater Glasgow Lennox castle hospital 1,062 Waverley park hospital 100 Highland Craig Phadrig hospital 215
Health Board and Hospital Beds1 2 Lanarkshire Bellefield hospital 94 Birkwood hospital 267 Kirklands hospital 217 Lothian Gogarburn hospital 532 Tornaveen house 10 Tayside Strathmartine hospital 542 Total number of hospitals 16 Total average available staffed beds 5,462 1 Includes some beds in specialties other than psychiatric or mental handicap specialties. 2 Average available staffed beds.