§ 23. Mr. Boyd-Carpenterasked the Minister of Health what is now the shortage of maternity beds in the area of the Kingston Group Hospital Management Committee; and what steps he is taking to eliminate this.
§ Mr. K. RobinsonSixty; the regional hospital board intends to provide more maternity beds later this year.
§ Mr. Boyd-CarpenterWould the right hon. Gentleman say at what hospital it intends to provide more maternity beds and how many more?
§ Mr. RobinsonYes, Sir. It is at Kingston Hospital, where the board proposes to provide 12 additional beds and to improve the labour suite. But a shortage of 60 beds does not take into account teaching hospital beds which are used by a number of women from the Kingston area.