§ Mr. WallaceTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list the hospitals in Scotland in which a system has been devised under which a named nurse or midwife is responsible for an individual patient's care while in hospital. [11217]
§ Lord James Douglas-HamiltonAll hospitals.
§ Mr. WallaceTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what proportion of patients in Scottish hospitals had a named nurse or midwife responsible for their hospital care in December 1995. [11218]
§ Lord James Douglas-HamiltonFull implementation of the named nurse in Scotland is to be achieved by June 1997. Health boards have agreed targets with provider units working towards 100 per cent. coverage. At December 1995 the average coverage across Scottish hospitals was 89 per cent.