Hospital Building (Hansard, 24 July 1970)

§ Mr. Gordon Campbell

During the year from 1st April, 1969, to 31st March, 1970, it is estimated that work to the value of £14.2 million was carried out on hospital building in Scotland at the expense of the National Health Service (Scotland) Vote: this figure compares with £13.7 million in 1967–68 and £14.4 million in 1968–69.

The units provided during the year in new or converted buildings include 818 beds and a variety of other hospital facilities. The value of these completed schemes was £11,932,000.

The total cost of all schemes in progress on 31st March, 1970, by type of development, is made up as follows:

Estimated Cost
£
New Hospitals	34,098,000
Additional beds in existing hospitals	2,478,000
Other improvements	1,312,000
Operating Theatres	1,284,000
X-ray and radiotherapy departments	453,000
Out-patient and casualty departments	649,000
Other medical departments	2,745,000
Laundries, kitchen and engineering works	4,076,000
Other departments	1,234,000
	48,329,000

Further particulars of schemes costing over £50,000 (a) completed during the year and (b) in progress at 31st March, 1970 are as follows:

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		Estimated cost
		£
SOUTH EASTERN REGION
Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh	Princess Alexandra Eye Pavilion, 72 beds	685,000(2)
	Intermittent renal dialysis unit	186,000(3)
Royal Victoria Hospital, Edinburgh	Geriatric Unit—Phase I, 60 beds	491,000
City Hospital, Edinburgh	Nurses home development	60,000
Royal Edinburgh Hospital	Upgrading of wards at Mackinnon House	50,000
Victoria Hospital, Kirkcaldy	Residential accommodation for nurses	110,000
Bangour Village Hospital, West Lothian	Renewal of boiler plant	86,000
WESTERN REGION
Southern General Hospital,	Maternity Unit—139 beds	1,580,000
Glasgow	Department of physical medicine	189,000
Glasgow Royal Infirmary	Pathology laboratory extension	68,000(4)
Belvidere Hospital, Glasgow	Peripheral vascular unit	75,000
Victoria Infirmary, Glasgow	Replacement of lifts	80,000
Gartloch Hospital, Glasgow	Upgrading hospital block, Phase III	65,000
Regional Physics Department, Glasgow	Extension	290,000
Vale of Leven Hospital, Alexandria	New maternity unit—80 beds and extensions to the existing hospital	1,241,000
Paisley	New maternity unit—104 beds	1,126,000
Stirling Royal Infirmary	New maternity unit—81 beds	851,000
	Residential accommodation	204,000
	Kitchen, dining room and staff changing rooms	218,000
Cresswell Maternity Hospital, Dumfries	Phase III extension (residential accommodation, kitchen and dining room)	105,000
Crichton Royal Hospital, Dumfries	New kitchen	130,000
Stonehouse Hospital Lanarkshire	New kitchen	89,000
(1) Hospital board share of university scheme.
(2) Includes £69,000 from the University Grants Committee.
(3) Includes £58,000 from the University Grants Committee.
(4) Includes £32,000 from the University Grants Committee.

(b) SCHEMES COSTING OVER £50,000 IN PROGRESS AT 31ST MARCH, 1970
NORTHERN REGION
Central Hospital (Raigmore), Inverness	Phase I of new hospital comprising out-patient, accident and diagnostic departments, central laboratory, boilerhouse and engineering services	1,803 000
	Nurse training school	166,000
Raigmore Hospital, Inverness	Centralisation of heating services^*	55,000
NORTH EASTERN REGION
Dr. Gray's and Bilbohall Hospitals, Elgin	Modernisation	480,000(1)
EASTERN REGION
Ninewells, Dundee	New teaching hospital and medical school—761 beds and supporting facilities	17,747,000(2)
Royal Dundee Liff Hospital	Teaching unit^*	74,000(3)
Kings Cross Hospital, Dundee	General developments	465,000(4)
Murray Royal Hospital, Perth	Central services Phase I	303,000
Sunnyside Royal Hospital, Montrose	Acute psychiatric unit	130,000
Stracathro Hospital, Brechin	General developments and improvements	660,000
SOUTH EASTERN REGION
Royal Infirmary, Edinburgh	Wards 5/6 operating theatre	70,000
Western General Hospital	New out-patient department	2,106,000(5)
Edinburgh	Central laundry and boilerhouse	1,497,000
	Inter-project services and related developments	254,000
City Hospital, Edinburgh	New kitchen and dining room	190,000
Bangour General Hospital, West Lothian	Upgrading ward and other accommodation	278,000
Stratheden Hospital, Cupar	Upgrading of ward accommodation	68,000
	Increase to boiler plant^*	57,000
Herdmanflat Hospital, Haddington	Replacement of hutted accommodation by upgrading of wards	82,000
Forth Park Maternity Hospital, Kirkcaldy	General practitioner maternity unit—25 beds	303,000

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		Estimated cost
		£
WESTERN REGION
Gartnavel, Glasgow	New district general hospital—576 beds	7,150,000(6)
Royal Hospital for Sick Children. Glasgow	Rebuilding—324 beds	5,345,000(7)
Glasgow Dental Hospital and School	Redevelopment	2,218,000(8)
Victoria Infirmary, Glasgow	Geriatric Unit 256 beds (Langside Cottage)^*	1,197,000
Stobhill Hospital, Glasgow	New operating theatres	578,000(9)
	Upgrading of boilerhouse	67,000
Southern General Hospital,	Neurosurgical unit—139 beds	1,811,000(10)
Glasgow	Department of Medical Neurology and Geriatric Medicine—50 beds	560,000(11)
	Boiler conversion	80,000
Glasgow Royal Infirmary	Blood transfusion laboratory^*	64,000
Ruchill Hospital, Glasgow	Distribution mains (heating and domestic hot water supply)	163,000
Leverndale Hospital, Glasgow	New boilerhouse^*	66,000
Mearnskirk Hospital, Newton	Twin theatres	250,000
Mearns	Rewiring and fire alarms	53,000
	Heating installation	54,000
Philipshill Hospital, Busby	Paraplegic unit^*	64,000
Stonehouse Hospital, Lanarkshire	Centralisation of water and boiler plant	177,000
Ailsa Hospital, Ayr	Boilerhouse replacement	110,000
	Residential accommodation^*	76,000
Davidson Cottage Hospital,	Extension and improvements—8 beds	70,000
^* Indicates schemes started in 1969–70.
Girvan
(1) Includes £500 from endowment funds.
(2) Includes £3,600,000 from the University Grants Committee.
(3) University scheme—N.H.S. contribution £10,000.
(4) Includes £30,000 from endowment funds.
(5) Includes £230,000 from the University Grants Committee.
(6) Includes £33,000 from the University Grants Committee.
(7) Includes £329,000 from the University Grants Committee.
(8) Includes £615,000 from the University Grants Committee (major part of this scheme is completed: work is in progress on reconstruction of former premises).
(9) Includes £7,000 from the University Grants Committee.
(10) Includes £180,000 from the University Grants Committee.
(11) Includes £180,000 from the University Grants Committee.

(a) SCHEMES COSTING OVER £50,000 COMPLETED DURING THE YEAR ENDED 31ST MARCH, 1970
										Estimated cost
										£
NORTHERN REGION
Craig Phadrig Hospital, Inverness	New mental deficiency hospital, Phase I—229 beds and supporting facilities	1,584,000
Lawson Memorial Hospital, Golspie	New out-patient department and physiotherapy department	80,000
NORTH EASTERN REGION
Foresterhill, Aberdeen	…	…	Medical School extension	…	…	…	517,000(1)
			Refectory	…	…	…	…	…	…	62,000(1)
Ladysbridge Hospital, Banff	…	Reconstruction of main block—47 beds	…	215,000
			Patient training area	…	…	…	…	104,000
EASTERN REGION
Sunnyside Royal Hospital, Montrose	Electrical rewiring	…	…	…	…	80,000