§ Mr. Fred Evansasked the Secretary of State for Wales if he will make additional provision at the Caerphilly District Miners Hospital, where the present caseload is so high that first-birth cases cannot be assured of a bed.
Mr. Gibson-Watt: I have been assured by the Welsh Hospital Board that no woman having her first baby has been refused a bed at Caerphilly District Miners Hospital.
§ Mr. Fred Evansasked the Secretary of State for Wales (1) if he will, in the case of the Caerphilly District Miners Hospital and the proposals at present before him for hospital reorganisation in the Greater Cardiff area, operate the recommendation of the Todd Report that an obstetric unit staffed by a consultant should be supported by a paediatric unit and a consultant paediatrician;
(2) if he will give approval for an additional 150 beds at the Caerphilly District Miners Hospital and for the development of a district hospital complex based on that hospital;
(3) what steps he will take to allay the concern of the public and of professional medical people in the Rhymney Valley at the present proposals concerning Caerphilly District Miners Hospital.
§ Mr. Gibson-WattI would refer the hon. Member to my answer of 2nd April.—[Vol. 814, c.458–9.]
§ Mr. Fred Evansasked the Secretary of State for Wales (1) what steps were taken to ensure adequate consultations with medical and administrative bodies, including general practitioners and local authorities, on the revised proposals for the reorganisation of hospital services in the Greater Cardiff area; and if he will make a statement;
(2) if he will reject the present proposals for hospital reorganisation in the Greater Cardiff area and begin afresh in 119W consultation with all interested organisations.
§ Mr. Gibson-WattI would refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave him on 2nd April, 1971.—[Vol. 814, c.461–2.]
§ Mr. Fred Evansasked the Secretary of State for Wales if he will conduct an inquiry into the capacity of the Caerphilly to Cardiff road, A469, to carry the increased traffic which will be generated by implementation of the present proposals for hospital reorganisation in the Greater Cardiff area, in view of the fact that the inadequacy of this road was one of the reasons for the refusal of planning permission for a motel on Caerphilly Mountain.
Mr. Gibson-Watt: No. The refusal of planning permission for a motel was based on conditions at the proposed point of access rather than on the capacity of the road generally.
In any event there is an alternative route between Caerphilly and Cardiff via the A468 and A470 roads which is, at present, being substantially improved.