§ Mr. William Yatesasked the Minister of Health if he has received plans for the extension of Copthorne Hospital, Shrewsbury, in April, 1966, including a laboratory where technical training in cervical cytology can be undertaken; and how long thereafter it will take to establish routine screening for cervical cancer in Shropshire.
§ Mr. K. RobinsonThe necessary extensions at the pathology laboratory at Copthorne Hospital are in progress and are expected to be completed this summer; trained staff should by then be available to provide a full service for examining smears from hospital clinics. The Board aim to extend this by the end of the year to cover all smears referred by general practitioners and shortly after that to begin a routine service.