Further to the answers to questions S2W-19948, S2W-19949 and S2W-19950 by Lewis Macdonald on 14 November 2005 and in light of the fact that…

I am satisfied that our policy on provision of maternity services is sufficiently informed. The information requested in S2W-19948, S2W-19949 and S2W-19950 is not routinely recorded centrally. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament’s website, the search facility for which can be found at:
http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/wa.search.
Since these questions were answered this information has been collected and is set out in the following tables. There are currently no consultant-led maternity units subject to formal consultation for closure, or conversion to non-consultant services.
Types and Locations of Maternity Units by Region
West of Scotland

Name
| Type

Princess Royal, Glasgow
| Consultant-Led Unit

Queen Mothers, Glasgow
| Consultant-Led Unit

Southern General, Glasgow
| Consultant-Led Unit

Royal Alexandria, Paisley
| Consultant-Led Unit

Cresswell Maternity, Dumfries
| Consultant-Led Unit

Ayrshire Central, Irvine
| Consultant-Led Unit

Wishaw General, Wishaw
| Consultant-Led Unit

Inverclyde, Greenock
| Community Maternity Unit

Vale of Leven, Alexandria
| Community Maternity Unit

Lorn & Island, Oban
| Community Maternity Unit

Dunoon, Dunoon
| Community Maternity Unit

Campbeltown, Campbeltown
| Community Maternity Unit

Victoria, Rothesay
| Community Maternity Unit

Islay, Bowmore
| Community Maternity Unit

Dalrymple, Stranraer
| Community Maternity Unit

Arran War Memorial, Lamlash
| Community Maternity Unit


South East and Tayside

Name
| Type

Ninewells, Dundee
| Consultant-Led Unit

Simpson’s, Edinburgh
| Consultant-Led Unit

St John’s, Livingston
| Consultant-Led Unit

Forth Park, Kirkcaldy
| Consultant-Led Unit

Borders General, Melrose
| Consultant-Led Unit

Stirling Royal, Stirling
| Consultant-Led Unit

Perth Royal, Perth
| Community Maternity Unit

Arbroath, Arbroath
| Community Materni