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| Community Care, Scotland 1997 |
| Table 2.6 Number of Beds in NHS Hospitals and Private Nursing Homes: Scotland, at 31 March, 1983 - 1997 |
Year |
NHS Staffed Beds (1) |
Private |
Number per |
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Geriatric |
Number per |
Geriatric |
Number per |
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| 1983 | 7,959 |
10.9 |
2,266 |
3.1 |
n/a |
- |
| 1984 | 8,324 |
11.5 |
2,289 |
3.2 |
n/a |
- |
| 1985 | 8,332 |
11.3 |
2,338 |
3.2 |
n/a |
- |
| 1986 | 8,294 |
11.2 |
2,457 |
3.3 |
n/a |
- |
| 1987 | 8,428 |
11.2 |
2,533 |
3.4 |
4,725 |
6.3 |
| 1988 | 8,535 |
11.3 |
2,509 |
3.3 |
6,500 |
8.6 |
| 1989 | 8,896 |
11.7 |
2,480 |
3.3 |
8,395 |
11.0 |
| 1990 | 8,880 |
11.7 |
2,521 |
3.3 |
9,901 |
13.0 |
| 1991 | 8,727 |
11.4 |
2,619 |
3.4 |
11,898 |
15.5 |
| 1992 | 8,522 |
11.0 |
2,702 |
3.5 |
14,161 |
18.4 |
| 1993 | 7,853 |
10.2 |
2,896 |
3.7 |
16,477 |
21.3 |
| 1994 | 7,337 |
9.5 |
3,064 |
4.0 |
17,331 |
22.4 |
| 1995 | 6,790 |
8.7 |
3,245 |
4.2 |
19,020 |
24.5 |
| 1996 | 6,139 |
7.9 |
3,386 |
4.3 |
21,400 |
27.5 |
| 1997 | 5,452 |
7.0 |
3,452 |
4.4 |
22,831 |
29.2 |
| Source: Scottish Health Service, Information & Statistics Division |
| (1) Figures exclude NHS beds in Joint-user and Contractual Hospitals. |
| (2) Figures exclude Private Hospitals |
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