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Mr. Ross
During the year from 1st April, 1965 to 31st March, 1966, hospital capital works to the value of £5,243,000 were completed in Scotland the new facilities provided included 539 beds and 7 out-patient departments. At the end of March, 1966, schemes estimated to cost approximately £42,275,000 and to provide 4,173 beds were in progress.
The schemes completed in the year included a new hospital at Fort William, the first phase of a new hospital at Wick, an ear, nose, and throat unit at the City Hospital, Edinburgh, a professional unit at the Royal Edinburgh Hospital, a nurse training unit, a clinical unit and limb fitting centre at the Princess Margaret Rose Hospital, Edinburgh, a new hospital at Bowmore, Islay and general practitioner maternity units at Hairmyres, East Kilbride, and Duntocher, Clydebank. Those started during the period include a new general hospital and a new mental deficiency hospital at Inverness, a neurosurgical unit at Dundee Royal Infirmary, a new general hospital at Fraser-burgh, an eye department at the Chalmers Hospital, Edinburgh, geriatric units at Lightburn, Canniesburn, and Drumchapel, Glasgow, a maternity unit at the Southern
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Further particulars are as follows:
| SCHEMES COSTING OVER £30,000 COMPLETED DURING THE SIX MONTHS ENDED 31ST MARCH, 1965 |
|
Estimated Cost £ |
| Portree, Skye—New hospital |
147,000 |
| Leanchoil Hospital, Forres—Development |
40,000 |
| Royal Aberdeen Hospital for Sick Children—Child psychiatry inpatient unit |
*45,000 |
| Ladysbridge Hospital, Banff—Development, Villa C |
64,000 |
| Eastern General Hospital, Edinburgh—Renewal of heating and electrical services |
102,000 |
| City Hospital, Edinburgh—Non-resident staff accommodation |
60,000 |
| Royal Edinburgh Hospital—Major extension |
690,000 |
| Stratheden Hospital, Cupar Fife—Renewal of boiler plant including fuel handling and auto-combustion controls |
58,000 |
| Rosslynlee Hospital, Roslin, Midlothian—Upgrading sanitary annexes |
40,000 |
| Bangour Village Hospital, Broxburn, West Lothian—Electrical rewiring scheme and redecoration |
120,000 |
| Southern General Hospital, Glasgow—Convert wards for laboratory |
37,000 |
| Royal Alexandria Infirmary Annexe, Paisley—Upgrading of kitchen |
46,000 |
*Non-Exchequer funds.
| SCHEMES COSTING OVER £30,000 STARTED DURING THE YEAR ENDED 31ST MARCH, 1966 |
| Northern Region |
| New Mental Deficiency Hospital, Inverness |
1,539,000 |
| Central Hospital, Inverness—Phase 1 |
1,952,000 |
| Craig Dunain Hospital, Inverness—Heating services |
51,000 |
| North-Eastern Region |
| Aberdeen Royal Infirmary—Reinforcement of electricity supply |
45,000 |
| Foresterhill Site, Aberdeen—Foresterhill College of Nursing |
340,000 |
| Morningfield Hospital, Aberdeen—Phase II |
73,000 |
| House of Daviot, Pitcaple—Conversion to oil firing and alterations to kitchen |
45,000 |
| New General Hospital, Fraserburgh |
503,000 |
| Chalmers Hospital Banff—Reorganisation of kitchen, etc. |
50,000 |
| Eastern Region |
| Dundee Royal Infirmary—Neuro surgical unit |
144,000 |
| Bridge of Earn Hospital—X-Ray department |
85,000 |
| Kings Cross Hospital, Dundee—Cubicle block, Phase II |
85,000 |
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| Estimated Cost £ |
| South-Eastern Region |
| Milesmark Hospital, Dunfermline—Boiler house |
69,000 |
| Administration block, Ward 3 and mortuary department |
99,000 |
| Eastern General Hospital, Edinburgh—Replacement of boiler-plant |
76,000 |
| Chalmers Hospital (Royal Infirmary), Edinburgh-New eye department |
678,000 |
| City Hospital, Edinburgh—Laundry extension |
64,000 |
| Royal Hospital for Sick Children, Edinburgh—Out-patient department, Child psychiatric unit |
150,000 |
| Stratheden Hospital—Renewal of boiler plant, etc. |
59,000 |
| Victoria Hospital, Kirkcaldy—Central laundry |
291,000 |
| Cameron Hospital, Windygates—Geriatric unit |
206,000 |
| Glenlomond Hospital—Renewal of boiler-plant |
54,000 |
| Western Region |
| Glasgow Royal Infirmary—Conversion of accommodation for pulmonary function |
112,000 |
| Glasgow Dental Hospital and School—Extension |
1,955,000 |
| Southern General Hospital, Glasgow—Maternity unit |
1,429,000 |
| New entrance and internal roads |
32,000 |
| Drumchapel—Geriatric unit |
394,000 |
| Belvidere Hospital, Glasgow—Adaptation of two wards for orthopaedics |
64,000 |
| Ruchill Hospital. Glasgow—New laundry |
279,000 |
| Western District Hospital, Glasgow—Alterations to vacate Royal Hospital for Sick Children |
35,000 |
| Shieldhall Hospital, Glasgow—Geriatric unit |
139,000 |
| Foresthall Hospital, Glasgow—Upgrading Blocks G and H |
123,000 |
| Leverndale Hospital, Glasgow—Fire precautions |
42,000 |
| Computer Building at Western Regional Hospital Board |
31,000 |
| Hartwood Hospital, Shotts—Heating improvements |
70,000 |
| Rankin Memorial Hospital, Greenock—G.P. Maternity unit |
84,000 |
| Canniesburn Hospital, Glasgow—Geriatric unit |
395,000 |
| Falkirk Royal Infirmary—New nurses' quarters |
38,000 |
| Royal Hospital for Sick Children, Glasgow—Casualty, records admission block |
225,000 |
| Victoria Infirmary, Glasgow—Intensive care unit/upgrading 2 wards |
82,000 |
| Southern General Hospital, Glasgow—Biochemistry laboratory |
48,000 |
| Knightswood, Glasgow—Central laundry and boilerhouse |
360,000 |
| Ruchill Hospital. Glasgow—Boiler plant |
120,000 |
| Robroyston Hospital, Glasgow—Boiler plant |
58,000 |
| Lightburn Hospital, Glasgow—Geriatric units |
332,000 |
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| Hairmyres Hospital, East Kilbride—Boiler plant |
45,000 |
| Woodilee Hospital, Lenzie—Heating improvements |
41,000 |
| ANALYSIS OF THE TOTAL COST OF SCHEMES IN PROGRESS ON 31ST MARCH, 1966, BY TYPE OF DEVELOPMENT |
| New Hospitals |
20,561,000 |
| Additional beds in existing hospitals |
8,987,000 |
| Other ward improvements |
1,760,000 |
| Out-patient and casualty departments |
1,620,000 |
| X-ray and radiotherapy departments |
610,000 |
| Operating theatres |
768,000 |
| Laundries, kitchens and engineering works |
3,227,000 |
| Other departments |
4,742,000 |
|
42,275,000 |
| SCHEMES COSTING OVER £30,000 COMPLETED DURING THE YEAR ENDED 31ST MARCH, 1966 |
| Northern Region |
£ |
| New Hospital, Fort William |
512,000 |
| County Hospital. Invergordon—Heating |
57,000 |
| Central Hospital, Caithness—Phase 1 |
142,000 |
| North-Eastern Region |
| Aberdeen Royal Infirmary—Special block—reorganisation of ground floor |
62,000 |
| Aberdeen Maternity Hospital—Upgrading of special nursery |
30,000 |
| Huntly Jubilee Hospital—Alterations |
70,000 |
| Eastern Region |
| Dundee Infant Hospital—Conversion to limb fitting centre |
42,000 |
| Royal Dundee Liff Hospital—New shop and tea-room |
32,000 |
| Murray Royal Hospital, Perth—New Pavilion |
208,000 |
| South-Eastern Region |
| Western General Hospital, Edinburgh—Scottish Hospital Centre |
92,000 |
| City Hospital, Edinburgh—Ear, nose and throat unit—Pavilions 2 and 3, Ward 4 and provision of operating theatres |
291,000 |
| City Hospital, Edinburgh— |
|
| Medical residency |
84,000 |
| Pavilions 8 and 5 |
146,000 |
| Laundry extension |
64,000 |
| Princess Margaret Rose Hospital, Edinburgh—Nurse training unit, clinical unit, limb fitting centre |
210,000 |
| Northern General Hospital, Edinburgh—Renewal of boiler plant and upgrading of services |
76,000 |
| Royal Edinburgh Hospital—Professorial unit |
320,000 |
| Herdmanflatt Hospital, Haddington—Admission unit |
92,000 |
| Dunfermline and West Fife Hospital—Provision of twin theatres |
88,000 |
| Stratheden Hospital, Cupar—Renewal of boiler-plant |
59,000 |
| Western Region |
| Victoria Infirmary, Glasgow—Intensive care unit/ward upgrading |
82,000 |
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| Western District Hospital, Glasgow— |
£ |
| Alterations to vacate Royal Hospital for Sick Children |
40,000 |
| Stobhill Hospital, Glasgow—Upgrading geriatric assessment wards |
37,000 |
| Bowmore, Islay—New hospital |
180,000 |
| Hairmyres Hospital, East Kilbride—G.P. Maternity unit |
96,000 |
| Cleland Hospital, Lanarkshire—Upgrading Pavilion 1 |
38,000 |
| Duntocher, Clydebank—G.P. maternity unit |
117,000 |
| Killearn Hospital—Department of medical neurology |
40,000 |
| Coathill Hospital, Coatbridge—Kitchen upgrading |
52,000 |
| Falkirk Royal Infirmary—New kitchen, pharmacy, etc. |
206,000 |
| SCHEMES COSTING OVER £30,000 STARTED DURING THE SIX MONTHS ENDED 31ST MARCH, 1965 |
| Estimated Cost £ |
| Ross Memorial Hospital, Dingwall, Ross-shire—Maternity and physiotherapy departments |
117,000 |
| Balfour Hospital, Kirkwall, Orkney—New maternity unit |
64,000 |
| Ladysbridge Hospital, Banff—Development, low grade villa K |
61,000 |
| Dundee Royal Infirmary—Extension of pathology laboratory |
32,000 |
| Murray Royal Hospital, Perth—New pavilion |
193,000 |
| Stracathro Hospital, Brechin, Angus—Psychiatric unit |
46,000 |
| Dunfermline and West Fife Hospital—Provision of twin theatres |
75,000 |
| Western General Hospital, Edinburgh—Maternity unit adaptions |
44,000 |
| Royal infirmary of Edinburgh— |
|
| Extension to haematology laboratory |
30,000 |
| Clean linen department; maintenance of services |
23,000 |
| City Hospital, Edinburgh—Engineering Services |
98,000 |
| Stobhill Hospital, Glasgow—Upgrading geriatric assessment wards |
37,000 |
| Knightswood Hospital, Glasgow—Central infusion laboratory |
47,000 |
| Royal Scottish National Hospital, Larbert Stirlingshire |
|
| 3 ward blocks, etc. |
261,000 |
| 14 staff houses |
53,000 |
| Killearn Hospital, Killearn, by Glasgow—Department of medical neurology |
40,000 |
| ANALYSIS OF THE TOTAL COST SCHEMES IN PROGRESS ON 31ST MARCH, 1965 BY TYPE OF DEVELOPMENT |
|
£ |
| New Hospitals |
16,464,000 |
| Additional beds in existing hospitals |
6,398,000 |
| Other ward improvements |
1,965,000 |
| Out-patient and casualty departments |
1,292,000 |
| X-ray and radiotherapy departments |
535,000 |
| Operating theatres |
826,000 |
| Laundries, Kitchens and engineering works |
2,214,000 |
| Other departments |
2,609,000 |
|
£32,303,000 |
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