§ Mr. PaiceTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will list the numbers of(a) civilian outpatients and (b) civilian inpatients treated at the Princess of Wales RAF hospital, Ely under the national health service in each medical and surgical department during each of the last five years.
§ Mr. Archie HamiltonThe information requested cannot be provided without disproportionate cost.
§ Mr. PaiceTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will list those military hospitals which provide an accident and emergency service to the national health service.
§ Mr. Archie HamiltonThe following service hospitals currently provide a consultant-led specialist accident and emergency service to the national health service:
- Royal Naval Hospital Haslar;
- Royal Naval Hospital Plymouth;
- Cambridge Military Hospital, Aldershot.
In addition, casualty departments run by a medical officer are provided for use by national health service patients in the following service hospitals:
- Duchess of Kent Military Hospital, Catterick;
- Princess Alexandra Royal Air Force Hospital, Wroughton;
- The Princess of Wales Royal Air Force Hospital, Ely.
§ Mr. PaiceTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will list all the surgical and medical disciplines provided at each RAF hospital.
§ Mr. Archie HamiltonThe table provides a guide to all the surgical and medical disciplines normally provided at the three RAF hospitals in the United Kingdom. These may be subject to alteration or reduction in the light of future service requirements.
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Table of Hospital Details Specialities The Princess of Wales Royal Air Force Hospital Ely Princess Mary Royal Air Force Hospital Halton The Princess Alexandra Royal Air Force Hospital Wroughton Anaesthetics yes yes yes Casualty yes no yes Coronary Care yes yes yes Dermatology visiting consultant visiting consultant visiting consultant Ears Nose Throat yes yes yes Gastroenterology no no no General Medicine yes yes yes General Surgery yes yes yes Gynaecology yes yes yes Intensive Care yes yes yes Neurology visiting consultant visiting consultant yes Nuclear Medicine no yes no Obstetrics yes yes yes Oncology no yes no Ophthalmics yes yes yes Oral Surgery yes yes yes Orthopaedics yes yes yes Paediatrics yes no visiting consultant Pathology yes yes yes Plastic Surgery visiting consultant yes visiting consultant Psychiatry yes visiting consultant yes Radiology yes yes yes Renal Medicine no yes no Rheumatology visiting consultant yes visiting consultant Thoracic Medicine no no no Urology yes yes yes
§ Mr. PaiceTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will list all the district health authorities which have had civilian patients treated under the national health service at the Princess of Wales RAF hospital, Ely during each of the last five years.
§ Mr. Archie HamiltonThe principal district health authorities which have referred NHS patients to the Princess of Wales RAF hospital during the last five years are Cambridge, West Norfolk and Wisbech, West Suffolk and Huntingdon. Additionally, health authorities from all areas of the United Kingdom may on occasion refer patients for a specific treatment. A list of those authorities which have done so over the last five years could not be produced without disproportionate cost.
§ Mr. PaiceTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence what steps he is taking to permit military hospitals to enter the national health service internal market.
Table A—Inpatient Admissions—United Kingdom Service Hospitals 85 86 87 88 89 Hospital Service Dependants Service Dependants Service Dependants Service Dependants Service Dependants Woolwich 4,974 1,025 4,240 1,238 4,679 1,129 3,752 930 3,947 901 Aldershot 8,585 39,655 2,628 2,333 2,691 2,293 2,952 2,242 2,877 1,781 Catterick 5,389 2,378 2,252 1,119 2,134 845 2,405 775 2,428 729 Wroughton 5,502 2,561 5,103 2,522 4,758 2,663 4,779 2,602 4,459 2,062 Ely 4,976 2,156 2,692 1,408 2,612 1,310 2,647 1,185 2,562 1,022 Halton 4,025 1,616 2,661 1,396 2,541 1,393 2,517 1,066 2,763 1,112 Plymouth 9,008 1,538 1,933 246 1,752 171 1,902 229 1,741 212 Haslar 9,139 3,006 3,303 1,109 3,138 954 2,853 891 2,853 742 920W
Table B—Total Outpatient Attendance—United Kingdom Service Hospitals 85 86 87 88 89 Hospital Service Dependants Service Dependants Service Dependants Service Dependants Service Dependants Woolwich 18,674 3,839 16,035 2,858 14,483 2,497 14,124 2,429 10,970 1,998 Aldershot 14,698 10,445 17,002 9,921 14,503 7,989 18,016 7,170 20,171 8,210 Catterick 8,635 3,946 9,711 4,763 10,659 4,723 11,832 4,776 11,296 4,381 Wroughton 17,106 8,608 11,896 8,162 11,481 7,274 11,932 6,931 13,691 7,509 Ely 11,769 6,533 11,134 6,465 10,789 5,479 11,745 5,637 11,072 4,133 Halton 10,277 4,929 10,159 4,521 10,020 4,365 8,161 3,573 8,098 4,509
§ Mr. Archie HamiltonThere are no current plans for service hospitals to compete in the NHS internal market.
§ Mr. PaiceTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will list the numbers of servicemen, women and dependants from each service treated at each military hospital as(a) inpatients and (b) outpatients for each of the last five years.
§ Mr. Archie HamiltonThe tables show the total number of service personnel and dependants for(a) in-patients and (b) out-patients at each military hospital in the United Kingdom for each of the last five years for which figures are readily available. It is not currently possible to provide a breakdown of these figures according to service or sex without incurring disproportionate cost.
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85 86 87 88 89 Hospital Service Dependants Service Dependants Service Dependants Service Dependants Service Dependants Plymouth 15,383 2,667 13,618 2,021 12,894 1,714 14,628 1,748 12,166 1,445 Haslar 23,483 7,688 24,033 7,462 28,500 7,047 25,233 7,278 20,916 6,240