HC Deb 13 July 1988 vol 137 cc206-9W
Mr. Menzies Campbell

To 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 Forsyth

Information 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.

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.

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.

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.

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