§ Mr. HancockTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence (1) what non-military organisations currently use the RN Hospital Haslar site; [65298]
(2) what investment has taken place in medical facilities at the RN Hospital Haslar in each of the last 10 years; [65300]
(3) what discussions he had with the non-MoD users of the RN Hospital Haslar concerning his proposals for the hospital; [65299]
(4) how many (a) doctors and (b) nurses are employed at RN Hospital Haslar; and what are their specialisms. [65301]
§ Mr. Doug HendersonThis is a matter for the Chief Executive of the Defence Secondary Care Agency. I have asked the Chief Executive to write to the hon. Member.
Letter from C. G. Callow to Mr. Mike Hancock, dated 12 January 1999:
147WI am replying to your Questions to the Secretary of State for Defence concerning a number of issues at the Royal Hospital Haslar. This matter falls within my area of responsibility as Chief Executive of the Defence Secondary Care Agency.Your Questions and my responses are as follows:
What discussions has the Secretary of State for Defence had with non-MOD users of RH Haslar?
Staffs in the SDR Implementation Team and from this Agency have spent some time discussing our proposals in detail with our colleagues in the NHS. In particular, they worked closely with the Portsmouth Health Authority and the Portsmouth Hospitals Trust. In addition, they have also consulted the NHS Executive through the MOD/NHS Liaison Group.
The local population, including official bodies, will be consulted fully when the Portsmouth Health Authority present publicly their plans for the provision of secondary health care in the area.
What non-military organisations currently use RH Haslar?
Presently we have Gardner Merchant, Lasercare, NAAFI, Hampshire County Council, The League of Friends and Radio Haslar on the site.
In addition, Portsmouth Health Authority, local GP Fundholding practices and other NHS referral agents provide patients.
How many doctors and nurses are employed at RH Haslar and what are their specialisms?
Our current records show the following strength details, including attachments:
RN Army RAF Civilian Total Doctors A&E 0 0 0 1 1 Surgery 3 3 2 2 10 Anaesthetics 6 4 4 4 18 Medicine 8 3 5 2 18 ENT 2 0 1 0 3 Orthopaedics 4 1 1 1 7 Radiology 2 2 2 1 7 Pathology 1 1 4 4 10 Max Fax 2 1 2 0 5 Opthalmology 1 0 0 1 2 R&R 0 0 0 0 0 Psychiatry 1 0 0 2 3 Obs & Gynae 0 0 0 0 0 Paediatrics 1 1 0 0 2 Nuclear 0 0 0 2 2 Urology 0 0 0 1 1 Civ. Med. Practitioner 0 0 0 1 1 Specialist Registrars 0 7 3 0 10 Sen. House Officers 9 18 6 0 33 Pre. Reg. House Officers 10 12 0 0 22 Total 50 53 30 22 155 Nurses 87 129 92 67 375 What investment has taken place in medical facilities at RH Haslar?
During the financial year 1997–98 capital expenditure of £0.939 million was incurred at the Hospital. This covered majored items of medical equipment, building projects, computer systems and vehicles such as ambulances. Unfortunately, prior to that year, it is not possible to separate accurately capital expenditure from the hospital's day-to-day running costs. However, we estimate that capital expenditure costs were approximately:
£ million 1996–97 13.6 1995–96 7.8 1994–95 2.6 1993–94 3.0 1992–93 1.7 1991–92 1.7 1990–91 1.7 1989–90 1.6 1988–89 1.6