Gateside School for the Deaf

HC Deb 19 January 1996 vol 269 cc805-6W

Mr. McMaster

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will make a statement on the future of the services provided by Gateside school for the deaf to

(i) Greater Glasgow Health Board: Discharges after Medical Accidents, 1980–19951
	1980	1981	1982	1983	1984	1985	1986	1987
Misadventures to patients during surgical and medical care2	50	38	37	57	47	62	5	11
Drugs, medicaments and biological substances causing adverse effects in therapeutic use3	344	382	380	445	452	503	465	394
Total	394	420	417	502	499	565	470	405

	1988	1989	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	19951
Misadventures to patients during surgical and medical care2	13	7	12	38	76	54	91	87
Drugs, medicaments and biological substances causing adverse effects in therapeutic use3	551	444	454	609	509	549	633	534
Total	564	451	466	647	585	603	724	621
11995 data provisional.
2These figures include: (a) hospital acquired infections but exclude: (b) accidental overdoses of drugs and cases where the wrong drug was given in error (c) surgical and medical procedures as the cause of abnormal reactions by the patient, without mention of misadventure at the time of the procedure.
3These figures include: (a) correct drug properly administered in therapeutic or prophylactic dosage, as the cause of any adverse effect but exclude (b) accidental overdose of drugs and cases where the wrong drug was given in error (c) administration with suicidal or homicidal intent.

(ii) Greater Glasgow Health Board: deaths from medical accidents, 1980–1994
	1980	1981	1982	1983	1984	1985	1986	1987
Misadventures to patients during surgical and medical care1	1	—	—	—	1	1	2	1
Drugs, medicaments and biological substances causing adverse effects in therapeutic use2	2	4	4	2	—	—	4	2
Total	3	4	4	2	1	1	6	3

(a) children in the new Renfrewshire council's area and (b) other unitary authorities. [9371]

Mr. Raymond S. Robertson

It will be for the new Renfrewshire council and for the two other councils whose areas are currently served by staff based at Gateside school to determine how to discharge their statutory duties in respect of children belonging to their areas who have special educational needs arising from hearing impairment.