Hospitals (Hansard, 10 March 1994)

HC Deb 10 March 1994 vol 239 c376W 376W

§ Mrs. Fyfe
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many hospitals are currently directly managed by health boards; how many there will be on 1 April; and what percentage of total bed provision those hospitals will represent.

§ Mr. Stewart
The information requested is set out in the table:

Numbers of directly managed hospitals and bed provision

Numbers of hospitals in: Percentage bed provision¹ in:

DMUs Trusts DMUs Trusts

At 30 September 1993 195 80 68 32

At 1 April 1994² 81 194 16 84

¹ Average available staffed beds during quarter ended 30 September 1993.

² Figures for 1 April 1994 are an estimate based on bed provision at 30 September 1993.

Numbers of directly managed hospitals and bed provision
	Numbers of hospitals in:	Percentage bed provision¹ in:
	DMUs	Trusts	DMUs	Trusts
At 30 September 1993	195	80	68	32
At 1 April 1994²	81	194	16	84
¹ Average available staffed beds during quarter ended 30 September 1993.
² Figures for 1 April 1994 are an estimate based on bed provision at 30 September 1993.