HC Deb 22 January 1997 vol 288 cc609-10W
Mr. Donohoe

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many admissions were made to intensive care beds in Scotland in 1978–79 or the most recent year thereafter for which figures are available. [11332]

Lord James Douglas-Hamilton

The number of patients discharged from intensive care beds in the year ending 31 March 1979 was 8,137.

Mr. Donohoe

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many admissions were made to intensive care beds in each health board area in Scotland during 1995–96. [11333]

Lord James Douglas-Hamilton

The information is set out in the table.

The number of intensive care discharges at year ending 31 March 1996
Health board Discharges
Argyll and Clyde 1,193
Ayrshire and Arran 803
Borders 215
Dumfries and Galloway 1,569
Fife 365
Forth Valley 506
Grampian 562
Greater Glasgow 7,211
Highland 900
Lanarkshire 3,465
Lothian 4,260
Orkney
Shetland
Tayside 2,740
Western Isles
Scotland 23,789