§ Mr. MooreTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many(a) acute, (b) geriatric, (c) mental illness, (d) learning disability and (e) maternity beds there were in each health board area in each year since 1994–95. [74989]
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§ Mr. GalbraithInformation on the number of acute, geriatric, psychiatric, learning disability and obstetric beds in each Health Board for each year since 1994–95 is shown in the table.
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NHS in Scotland—Average available staffed beds Years ending 31 March 1995–31 March 1998 and 9 months ending 31 December 19981 Year ending Acute2 Geriatric3 Psychiatric4 Learning Disabilities Obstetrics 31 March 1995 Argyll & Clyde 1,198 949 1,092 234 137 Ayrshire & Arran 1,075 600 658 134 109 Borders 339 210 239 6 28 Dumfries & Galloway 405 314 382 81 44 Fife 774 615 684 303 79 Forth Valley 592 669 622 526 95 Grampian 1,843 1,048 1,053 297 202 Greater Glasgow 3,721 2,387 2,144 665 295 Highland 738 370 391 106 82 Lanarkshire 1,600 960 988 440 124 Lothian 2,437 1,744 1,663 488 200 Orkney 91 51 — — 8 Shetland 46 81 — — 10 Tayside 1,589 879 1,069 189 131 Western Isles 100 97 51 — 18 Scotland 16,549 10,974 11,034 3,468 1,563 31 March 1996 Argyll & Clyde 1,147 943 1,076 226 138 Ayrshire & Arran 971 594 607 132 105 Borders 340 206 227 5 28 Dumfries & Galloway 416 269 367 86 44 Fife 754 541 657 303 68 Forth Valley 573 637 570 489 80 Grampian 1,804 1,033 988 286 194 Greater Glasgow 3,651 2,313 1,878 643 275 Highland 806 287 362 89 80 Lanarkshire 1,581 927 923 440 123 Lothian 2,317 1,643 1,631 467 195 Orkney 85 53 4 — 8 Shetland 46 80 — — 10 Tayside 1,540 842 1,055 159 125 Western Isles 95 93 48 — 14 Scotland 16,126 10,459 10,392 3,325 1,487 31 March 1997 Argyll & Clyde 1,115 943 1,059 226 135 Ayrshire & Arran 908 604 527 130 89 Borders 350 196 201 6 28 Dumfries & Galloway 389 250 335 86 44 Fife 741 506 621 293 68 Forth Valley 556 637 530 454 83 Grampian 1,791 1,004 898 265 176 Greater Glasgow 3,588 2,125 1,655 617 272 Highland 812 244 284 76 80 Lanarkshire 1,551 893 898 433 107 Lothian 2,265 1,413 1,488 386 165 Orkney 89 46 10 — 8 Shetland 50 67 — — 10 Tayside 1,459 782 1,027 169 120 Western Isles 106 66 45 — 14 Scotland 15,770 9,776 9,580 3,141 1,400 31 March 1998 Argyll & Clyde 1,108 988 1,080 226 132 Ayrshire & Arran 900 640 481 123 90 Borders 340 192 188 6 28 Dumfries & Galloway 395 221 331 86 43 Fife 713 485 581 250 68 Forth Valley 560 524 495 445 82 Grampian 1,788 883 801 247 172 Greater Glasgow 3,454 2,142 1,632 584 248
NHS in Scotland—Average available staffed beds Years ending 31 March 1995–31 March 1998 and 9 months ending 31 December 19981 Year ending Acute2 Geriatric3 Psychiatric4 Learning Disabilities Obstetrics Highland 817 255 265 76 80 Lanarkshire 1,513 832 881 394 106 Lothian 2,049 1,247 1,363 301 157 Orkney 139 — — — 8 Shetland 54 52 — — 10 Tayside 1,443 730 932 150 118 Western Isles 117 99 45 — 13 Scotland 15,390 9,290 9,076 2,888 1,354 1 April to 31 December 19981 Argyll & Clyde 1,086 935 1,007 205 127 Ayrshire & Arran 909 597 448 127 90 Borders 329 187 186 7 28 Dumfries & Galloway 386 242 506 220 43 Fife 701 473 582 210 68 Forth Valley 548 525 455 417 83 Grampian 1,770 781 772 228 167 Greater Glasgow 3,302 1,850 1,550 467 217 Highland 775 246 263 76 74 Lanarkshire 1,488 827 851 394 106 Lothian 1,932 1,190 1,289 246 135 Orkney 124 — — — 8 Shetland 54 40 — — 6 Tayside 1,409 642 895 101 101 Western Isles 134 71 48 — 10 Scotland 14,947 8,606 8,852 2,699 1,261 1Provisional 2Acute specialty group comprises—all specialties not included in the following specialty groups: Geriatric, Psychiatric, Learning Disabilities and Obstetrics. 3Geriatric specialty group comprises—Geriatric Assessment, Geriatric Long-Stay and Younger Physically Disabled. 4Psychiatric specialty group comprises—Mental Illness, Psychogeriatrics, Child Psychiatry and Adolescent Psychiatry. Source:
ISD Scotland