§ Mrs. EwingTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many hospital admissions there were for each month in 1991, 1992 and 1993 for(a) acute respiratory complaints and (b) bronchitis by local health authority and trust.
§ Lord James Douglas-HamiltonInformation on hospital discharges is set out in the tables.
Table 1: Discharges for acute respiratory complaints and bronchitis by month and year of admission, 1991 to 1993 1991 1992 1993 Acute respiratory January 3,606 4,590 3,980 February 3,548 3,850 3,886
Table 2: Discharges for acute respiratory complaints and bronchitis by year of admission and health board of residence, 1991 to 1993 Acute Respiratory Bronchitis Health board of residence 1991 1992 1993 1991 1992 1993 Argyll and Clyde 3,101 3,069 3,670 271 202 325 Ayrshire and Arran 2,937 2,819 3,677 204 167 236 Borders 802 796 926 88 120 83 Dumfries and Galloway 1,071 1,029 1,339 105 61 113 Fife 2,278 2,306 2,640 215 250 336 Forth Valley 1,634 1,789 2,369 98 73 201 Grampian 3,721 3,782 4,453 231 241 332 Greater Glasgow 7,471 7,769 9,775 642 706 1,402 Highland 1,419 1,281 1,609 288 291 300 Larnarkshire 4,366 4,111 4,960 830 710 694 Lothian 6,361 6,271 7,224 801 692 776 Orkney 110 90 123 10 3 1 Shetland 69 95 116 8 15 7 Tayside 3,721 3,667 4,337 204 215 273 Western Isles 167 164 187 8 13 24 All Health Boards 39,228 39,038 47,405 4,003 3,759 5,103 Outside Scotland/NK/NFA 388 423 487 26 29 39 Scotland 39,616 39,461 47,892 4,029 3,788 5,142 Notes:
1. Discharges include only emergency admissions.
2. The bronchitis discharges are also included in acute respiratory complaints.
3. Data are collected on a discharge basis.
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Table 3: Discharges for acute respiratory complaints and bronchitis by year of admission and NHS trust 1991 to 1993 Acute respiratory Bronchitis 1991 1992 1993 1991 1992 1993 South Ayrshire Hospitals NHS Trust 397 1,149 1,473 10 40 68 Northern Ayr and Arran NHS Trust 1,513 1,482 1,975 131 112 159 A and A Community Health Care NHS Trust 183 157 190 15 10 14
Table 1: Discharges for acute respiratory complaints and bronchitis by month and year of admission, 1991 to 1993 1991 1992 1993 March 3,749 3,221 4,529 April 3,054 3,112 3,399 May 3,031 3,026 3,330 June 2,695 3,076 3,318 July 2,545 2,694 2,920 August 2,430 2,530 2,905 September 3,143 3,073 3,537 October 3,502 3,085 4,762 November 3,662 3,374 5,922 December 4,651 3,830 5,404 Total 39,616 39,461 47,892 Bronchitis January 366 799 655 February 465 552 614 March 599 316 501 April 338 279 306 May 222 217 270 June 193 200 247 July 163 177 220 August 149 150 177 September 158 161 206 October 226 196 367 November 336 267 639 December 814 474 940 Total 4,029 3,788 5,142 Notes:
1. Discharges include only emergency admissions.
2. The bronchitis discharges are also included in acute respiratory complaints.
3. Data are collected on a discharge basis.
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Table 3: Discharges for acute respiratory complaints and bronchitis by year of admission and NHS trust 1991 to 1993 Acute respiratory Bronchitis 1991 1992 1993 1991 1992 1993 Borders General Hospital Acute 625 662 721 78 110 79 Borders Community Health Services 133 100 168 11 5 8 Dumbarton Unit 237 311 318 2 2 — Argyll and Bute Unit 479 484 525 44 37 22 Royal Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust 1,264 1,303 1,682 97 96 122 Inverclyde Royal NHS Trust 924 786 854 85 40 69 Renfrewshire H-care NHS Trust 52 52 58 2 3 1 Queen Margaret Hospital NHS Trust 6 1 213 — — 5 Fife Healthcare NHS Trust 1,211 1,216 1,171 96 115 152 Kirkcaldy Acute Hospital NHS Trust 870 835 959 116 121 161 Care for the Elderly Unit, GGHB 134 7 11 2 — — South General Hospital NHS Trust 825 893 1,061 61 194 337 Yorkhill NHS Trust 2,565 2,501 3,268 554 371 970 Victoria Infirmary NHS Trust 945 1,002 1,296 33 108 148 West Glasgow Hospital University NHS Trust 1,206 1,347 1,600 16 27 55 Glasgow Royal Infirmary University NHS Trust 1,035 1,284 1,591 17 25 12 Stobhill NHS Trust 1,268 1,261 1,746 45 39 69 Raigmore Hospital NHS Trust 1,286 1,135 1,449 304 303 329 Caithness/Sutherland NHS Trust 109 134 161 3 7 12 Highland Communities NHS Trust 155 136 168 7 8 4 Comm/Prior Services, Lanark HB 103 101 109 32 34 33 Monklands/Bellshill NHS Trust 1,729 1,545 1,784 369 321 421 Law Hospital NHS Trust 1,352 1,325 1,601 271 217 163 Hairmyres/Stonehouse NHS Trust 921 926 1,143 115 116 11 Aberdeen Royal Hospitals NHS Trust 2405 2,438 2,798 152 149 226 Grampian Healthcare NHS Trust 978 1,078 1,342 42 52 59 Moray Health Service NHS Trust 188 223 220 17 20 16 Orkney Health Board Unit 103 82 110 8 3 1 West Lothian NHS Trust 1,113 971 1,192 238 188 131 Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh NHS Trust 2,229 2,458 2,588 182 251 325 Edinburgh Sick Children's NHS Trust 1,723 1,628 1,796 294 184 258 Western General Hospitals NHS Trust 616 795 1,028 48 34 35 East and Midlothian NHS Trust 458 599 801 21 57 34 Edinburgh Healthcare NHS Trust 315 — — 26 — — St. Columbus Hospice 1 1 1 — — — Dundee Teaching Hospital NHS Trust 2,621 2,532 2,876 112 145 193 Perth/Kinross H-care NHS Trust 872 959 1,189 78 71 89 Dundee Healthcare NHS Trust 62 57 48 — 2 3 Angus NHS Trust 422 406 557 23 12 6 Stirling Royal Infirmary NHS Trust 852 887 1,190 63 47 116 Falkirk and District Royal Infirmary NHS Trust 805 908 1,200 33 26 83 Western Isles Health Unit 145 148 179 9 12 22 Community Services Unit D and G HB 83 69 94 5 1 12 D & G Acute and Mat NHS Trust 1,013 995 1,274 101 60 102 Shetland Hospitals and Community Unit 69 83 114 7 12 7 Other 916 9 — 54 1 — Total 39,616 39,461 47,892 4,029 3,788 5,142 Note:
1. Discharges include only emergency admissions.
2. Trusts are defined to include those units and hospitals as at 1 April 1993.
3. The bronchitis discharges are also included in acute respiratory complaints.
4. Discharges which fall into the "other" category are the following:
- Ayr County Hospital
- Healthfield Hospital
- Seafield Hospital
- Kelso Cottage Hospital
- Duntocher Hospital
- Longmore Hospital
- Bangour General Hospital
- County Hospital, Stornoway
5. Data are collected on a discharge basis.
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