HC Deb 06 April 1998 vol 310 cc110-3W
Mr. Moore

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many admissions were made to the accident and emergency department of each Scottish hospital in(a) November, (b December, (c) January and (d) February during (i) 1995–96, (ii) 1996–97 and (iii) 1997–98. [37797]

Mr. Galbraith

Information is not available centrally on the number of attendances at Accident and Emergency Departments on a monthly basis. Data on attendance at Accident and Emergency Departments are recorded centrally at the end of each quarter. Information on the number of new attendances at hospital Accident and Emergency Departments in Scotland for the quarter ending 31 December for the last 3 years and 31 March for the last 2 years is provided in the table. Information for the quarter ending 31 March 1998 is not yet available.

Number of new attendances at accident and emergency departments in Scotland
Hospitals 3rd Quarter 1995–96 4th Quarter 1995–96 3rd Quarter 1996–97 4th Quarter 1996–97 3rd Quarter 1997–98
Falkirk & District Royal Infirmary 8,804 8,395 8,757 8,686 8,740
Fleming Cottage Hospital 85 92 123 119 106
Forfar Infirmary 728 693 822 684 775
Fraserburgh Hospital 2,253 2,181 2,418 2,603 2,587
Garrick Hospital 1,761 2,277 1,947 1,810 2,117
Gilbert Bain Hospital 1,288 1,369 1,256 1,325 1,309
Glasgow Dental Hospital & School 5,342 5,199 5,233 4,493 5,281
Glasgow Royal Infirmary 17,145 15,998 16,390 16,159 16,734
Hairmyres Hospital 8,712 8,771 8,370 8,307 8,495
Hawick Cottage Hospital 977 528 975 805 991
Hay Lodge Hospital 212 193 956 1,085 448
Huntly Jubilee Hospital 423 374 479 493 493
Ian Charles Hospital 245 199 250 248 204
Insch & District War Memorial Hospital 118 117 122 155 103
Inverclyde Royal Hospital 7,711 7,286 7,369 7,594 7,895
Inverurie Hospital 148 94 185 205 216
Irvine Memorial Hospital 415 291 327 313 329
Islay Hospital 119 96 65 59 135
Kello Hospital 455 414 456 424 477
Kelso Hospital 446 359 435 342 271
Kirkcudbright Hospital 288 172 376 289 -
Knoll Hospital 270 198 245 211 230
Lady Home Hospital 283 258 317 358 363
Lady Margaret Hospital, Millport 145 131 137 151 125
Law Hospital 8,976 8,659 8,719 8,949 9,452
Lawson Memorial Hospital 126 89 153 99 139
Leanchoil Hospital 340 270 282 275 441
Lorn & Islands DGH, Oban 949 848 1,036 1,023 1,047
Mackinnon Memorial Hospital 201 184 142 133 203
Mid Argyll Hospital 554 513 584 541 600
Moffat Hospital - 28 212 208 -
Monklands District General Hospital 13,369 12,596 13,192 13,100 14,268
Montrose Royal Infirmary 519 499 554 449 625
Nairn Town & Country Hospital 460 358 552 389 370
Newton Stewart Hospital 323 377 319 312 -
Ninewells Hospital 1,149 1,147 857 906 985
Perth Royal Infirmary 5,909 5,666 5,885 5,975 6,204
Peterhead Cottage Hospital 1,957 1,865 1,920 1,783 1,845
Portree Hospital 270 243 260 232 257
Queen Margaret Hospital 7,323 7,028 7,435 7,208 7,858
Raigmore Hospital 4,917 4,915 5,008 5,341 5,286
RHSC, Edinburgh 6,827 6,654 6,168 6,601 6,662
RHSC, Glasgow 8,665 7,795 7,631 8,760 8,824
Roodlands General Hospital 1 - - - -
Ross Memorial Hospital 543 583 498 424 571
Rothesay Victoria Hospital 756 754 865 735 704
Royal Aberdeen Children's Hospital 3,602 3,510 3,498 3,727 3,632
Royal Alexandra Hospital 13,272 12,753 12,261 12,490 13,825
Seafield Hospital 430 398 487 413 361
Sister Margaret Cottage Hospital 138 119 129 111 41
Southern General Hospital 9,608 9,476 9,513 9,285 9,124
St. Andrews Memorial Hospital 1,121 1,003 1,076 997 1,059
St. Brendan's Hospital 8 1 12 13 13
St. John's Hospital at Howden 8,742 8,400 8,834 8,703 8,951
St. Margaret's Hospital 315 238 300 328 307
Stephen Cottage Hospital 123 112 153 151 186
Stirling Royal Infirmary 7,662 7,511 7,654 7,567 8,200
Stobhil Hospital 10,809 10,344 10,793 10,766 11,205
Stonehouse Hospital 882 987 959 890 889
Stracathro Hospital 1,179 1,182 1,352 1,341 1,338
The Ayr Hospital 8,942 8,567 9,274 9,176 10,079
Turner Memorial Hospital 433 434 515 512 542
Turiff Cottage Hospital 460 416 455 447 450
Vale of Leven District General Hospital 4,479 4,348 4,429 4,231 3,082
Victoria Cottage Hospital 182 157 - 1 -
Victoria Hospital, Kirkcaldy 7,852 7,888 7,937 8,121 8,469
Victoria Infirmary, Glasgow 16,760 16,212 17,365 17,053 17,338
Western General Hospital, Edinburgh - - 4,735 4,145 4,905
Western Infirmary, Glasgow 17,078 16,161 16,374 15,728 16,201
Western Isles Hospital 1,240 1,154 1,154 1,292 931
Woodcot Hospital - - 210 243 268
Scotland 320,115 308,654 322,369 320,409 330,790

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p=provisional

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