§ 30. Mr. RookerTo ask the Secretary of State for Health if she will make a statement on the proposed replacement for the Birmingham Midland eye hospital.
§ Mr. SackvilleHealth authorities in Birmingham and Solihull have chosen Dudley Road general hospital to provide inpatient and day case ophthalmology services for Greater Birmingham. In support of these services, West Midlands health authority has approved a £7 million development for the hospital. The new development will replace the service currently provided at the Birmingham Midland eye hospital and is expected to open in spring 1996.