§ Mr. Simon HughesTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many(a) hospitals and (b) hospital trusts there were in operation in (i) 1980, (ii) 1985, (iii) 1990, (iv) 1992, (v) 1994–95 and (vi) 1995–96. [11618]
§ Lord James Douglas-HamiltonThe information is set out in the table.
Hospitals NHS hospital trusts 1980 338 — 1985 328 — 1990 290 — 1992 284 2 1994 277 39 1995 276 46
§ Mr. HughesTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many hospital trusts in Scotland contain(a) two and (b) three or more hospitals. [11619]
Cancellations of hospital admission by health board area of treatment: Quarters ending 30 June 1995 to 30 September 1996 1995–96 1996–97 June September December March June September Argyll and Clyde 42 43 63 71 89 146 Ayrshire and Arran 56 34 34 45 57 64 Borders 50 41 17 46 54 55 Dumfries and Galloway 1 4 14 18 14 26 Fife 79 89 129 197 216 220 Forth Valley 20 19 30 29 19 35 Grampian 232 306 259 194 311 305 Greater Glasgow 350 406 355 510 637 672 Highland 149 191 134 245 243 181 Lanarkshire 40 57 61 86 57 85 Lothian 280 383 335 623 607 589 Orkney 1 — 3 — — — Shetland 6 4 — — 8 9 Tayside 91 146 132 267 123 125 Western Isles — — 3 2 1 2 Scotland 1,397 1,723 1,569 2,333 2,436 2,514 1The figures for 1995–96 cover the 7 key specialties of general surgery, ENT surgery, ophthalmology, orthopaedic surgery, urology, gynaecology and plastic surgery, which comprise around 90 per cent. of admissions from waiting lists. 2The figures for 1996–97 are provisional and include data for all specialties.