§ Mr. Cartwrightasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what stage has now been reached in the consideration of the London health planning consortium reports on the future pattern of cardio-thoracic, neurological and neuro-surgical services in the Thames regions; and when he now anticipates decisions to be reached on the future of the regional units at the Brook general hospital, Woolwich.
§ Dr. VaughanFollowing extensive consultation the consortium issued a revised report on specialist services in the Thames regions. It is now for the authorities concerned to consider whether the revised proposals should be implemented. No proposals for the future of the regional units at the Brook hospital have come to my right hon.82W Friend for decision and the hon. Member may, therefore, like to seek information from the South East Thames regional health authority.
§ Mr. Cartwrightasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will set out the most recent figures for bed occupancy of (a) surgical and (b) medical beds in each of the National Health Service hospitals in the Greenwich and Bexley area.
§ Dr. VaughanThe average daily bed occupancy during 1978, the latest year for which separate information on surgical and medical beds is available centrally, is as follows:
Hospital Medical Surgical St Nicholas' 49.4 73.9 Dreadnought Seamen's 33.4 50.4 Eltham and Mottingham 1.8 21.3 Greenwich District 109.4 163.0 Brook General 149.4 188.6 Queen Mary's 89.5 155.1 Erith and District 0.1 15.0 Bexley and Welling* Nil 0.2 * Hospital closed March 1978.
§ Mr. Cartwrightasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what are the most recent estimated annual running costs for each of the National Health Service hospitals in the Greenwich and Bexley area, together with the cost per in-patient stay.
§ Dr. VaughanIn 1979–80 the total revenue expenditure and cost per in-patient day at each hospital were as follows:
Hospital Type Expenditure (£'000) Cost per in-patient Day (£) St. Nicholas' Acute 2,481.2 58.54 Dreadnought Seamen's Acute 2,069.9 45.45 Eltham and Mottingham Acute 457.4 29.46 Queen Mary's Acute 9,609.4 45.57 Erith and District Acute 669.5 48.01 Greenwich District Mainly acute 13,807.6 51.70 Brook General Mainly acute 10,857.6 66.63 Memorial Mainly long-stay 1,674.0 29.13 The Gables Geriatric 182.3 19.86 British Hospital for Mothers and Babies Maternity 1,257.5 76.71 Bexley Mental illness Mental 7,323.9 20.76 Goldie Leigh handicap 1,262.0 34.91