HC Deb 08 March 1988 vol 129 cc136-8W
Mr. Darling

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list the number of private beds in National Health Service hospitals in Scotland by each health board and hospital.

Mr. Michael Forsyth

The table shows the numbers of pay beds in National Health Service hospitals in Scotland.

Health board and hospital Number of pay beds
Argyll and Clyde
Inverclyde Royal 9
Dunoon and District 3
Vale of Leven 1
13
Ayrshire and Arran
Ayr County 2
Ballochmyle 2
Heathfield 1
North Ayrshire District General Hospital (Crosshouse) 5
Seafield Children's 1
11
Borders
Peel 1
Fife
Victoria 1
Forth Valley
Clackmannan County 1
Falkirk and District Royal Infirmary 1
RSNH, Larbert 2
Stirling Royal Infirmary 1
15
Grampian
Aberdeen Maternity 2
Aberdeen Royal Infirmary 6
Woodend General 1
House of Daviot 4
Bilbohall, Elgin 1
Dr. Gray's, Elgin 1
Royal Aberdeen Children's Hospital 2
217
Greater Glasgow
Canniesburn 11
Gartnavel District General 1
Royal Samaritan 4
Southern General 3
Victoria Infirmary 10
Western Infirmary 2
331
Highland
Belford 1
Royal Northern Infirmary, Raigmore, Inverness 2
Caithness General 1
Lawson Memorial 1
45
Lothian
City 1
Eastern General 1
Edinburgh Royal Infirmary 2
Princess Margaret Rose 6
Simpson Maternity 2
Western General 4
RHSC Edinburgh 2
Bangour General 1
19
Tayside
Forfar 1

Health board and hospital Number of pay beds
Perth Royal Infirmary 2
Bridge of Earn 2
Arbroath 1
Brechin 1
Stracathro 2
59
Total pay beds at March 1988 all of Scotland 6112
1 Plus six emergency beds.
2 Plus two emergency beds.
3 Limited to 30 beds at any one time.
4 Plus two emergency beds.
5 Plus four emergency beds.
6 Plus 14 emergency beds.

Mr. Darling

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list the total income from private beds in National Health Service hospitals in 1986–87 for each health board area.

Mr. Michael Forsyth

The total income from private beds in National Health Service hospitals in each health board area in 1986–87 was as follows:

Health board Total income
£
Argyll and Clyde 169,615
Ayrshire and Arran 102,592
Borders 10,068
Dumfries and Galloway
Fife 2,081
Forth Valley 77,802
Grampian 172,438
Greater Glasgow 33,333
Highland 21,582
Lanarkshire
Lothian 131,044
Orkney
Shetland
Tayside 92,307
Western Isles
812,862

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