§ Dr. GodmanTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many acute psychiatric beds are needed in(a) Inverclyde, (b) Strathclyde and (c) Scotland as a whole to achieve an average bed occupancy of 85 per cent.
§ Lord James Douglas-HamiltonIt is for health boards to determine levels of bed provision for their population based on consideration of local assessments of need.
The information requested is shown in the following table:
NHSiS—Psychiatric beds1; by area; year ending 30 September 1994 Actual Estimated Average available staffed beds Percentage occupancy Average available staffed beds required for 85 per cent, occupancy4 Scotdand 14,399 88.8 15,043 Strathclyde2 6,228 90.3 6,613 Inverclyde3 268 87.9 277 1Comprises mental illness, psychogeriatrics, child psychiatry, adolescent psychiatry, mental handicap. 2 Comprises hospitals in Argyll and Clyde, Ayrshire and Arran, Greater Glasgow, Lanarkshire health board areas. 3 Comprises Inverclyde royal hospital and Ravenscraig hospital. 4 Assuming the number of patients on average is the same as in the year ending 30 September 1994. Source:
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