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Written Question · S2W-21663 · Session 2

How many towns or cities with a population of over 70,000 do not have consultant-led emergency services within 10 miles of the town centre.

Answered Asked by Linda Fabiani SNP Lodged 13 Dec 2005

The question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many towns or cities with a population of over 70,000 do not have consultant-led emergency services within 10 miles of the town centre.

The answer

Answered by Andy Kerr on 16 Jan 2006 · 34 days after it was lodged, on time

The following table details all consultant-led emergency services in Scotland. The Scottish Executive does not hold a list of those towns or cities with populations of over 70,000 which do not have consultant led emergency centres within 10 miles of the town centre.
Aberdeen Royal Infirmary

Royal Aberdeen Children’s Hospital

Dr Gray’s Hospital, Elgin

Raigmore Hospital, Inverness

Belford Hospital, Fort William

Caithness General Hospital, Wick

Broadford Hospital, Isle of Skye*

Balfour Hospital, Kirkwall

Western Isles Hospital, Stornoway

Uist and Barra Hospital, Benbecula

Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh

St John’s Hospital, Livingston

Royal Hospital for Sick Children, Edinburgh

Borders General Hospital, Melrose

Ninewells Hospital, Dundee

Perth Royal Infirmary

Stirling Royal Infirmary

Queen Margaret Hospital, Dunfermline

Victoria Hospital, Kirkcaldy

Glasgow Royal Infirmary

Stobhill Hospital, Glasgow

Western Infirmary, Glasgow

Southern General Hospital, Glasgow

Victoria Infirmary, Glasgow

Royal Hospital for Sick Children, Yorkhill, Glasgow

Hairmyres Hospital, East Kilbride

Monklands Hospital, Airdrie

Wishaw General, Wishaw

Dumfries and Galloway Royal Infirmary

Crosshouse Hospital, Kilmarnock

Ayr Hospital, Ayr

Royal Alexandra Hospital, Paisley

Inverclyde Royal Hospital, Greenock

Note: *Resuscitation and Stabilisation only.

In the Official Report

No contribution in the Official Report cites S2W-21663 by reference.