§ 59. Mr. Spearingasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will publish in the OFFICIAL REPORT the numbers of patients admitted to Queen Charlotte's Hospital in each of the years 1969 and 1970 from each of the two 353W groups of London Boroughs, Westminster, Kensington and Chelsea, Hammersmith and Ealing, Hounslow, and Richmond; and if he will now state the catchment area he intends to use for calculating the future provision of maternity beds in West London.
§ Mr. AlisonFollowing is the information
The area used for calculating the future needs for maternity beds in West London is that of the London Boroughs of Hammersmith, Kensington and Chelsea and Westminster. In calculating these needs account has been taken of the fact that a substantial number of patients will come from outside this area to the teaching hospitals within it. In general, however, it is preferable for patients to receive hospital services within reasonable distances of their homes.
ADMISSION OF MATERNITY PATIENTS TO QUEEN CHARLOTTE'S HOSPITAL FROM CERTAIN LONDON BOROUGHS IN 1969 AND 1970 London Borough Admissions 1969 1970 Hammersmith … 1,401 1,397 Kensington and Chelsea … 379 270 Westminster … 101 39 Total … 1,881 1,706 Ealing … 1,020 883 Hounslow … 735 733 Richmond … 299 343 Total … 2,054 1,959