§ Mr. KeenTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many accident and emergency departments there are in Scotland; what were the corresponding figures in each year since 1986; and how many accident and emergency departments have been relocated in each year since 1986.
§ Lord James Douglas-HamiltonInformation on the numbers of accident and emergency units is shown in the table. The relocation of accident and emergency departments is a matter for health boards and the information held centrally does not allow this to be accurately identified.
Numbers of hospitals with accident and emergency units1; years ending 31 March Year Number of hospitals 1986 104 1987 106 1988 103 1989 101 1990 100 1991 100 1992 101 1993 101 1994 101 Note:
1Hospitals with 100 or more accident and emergency attendances in each year.
Source:
Information and statistics division.