§ Sir W. Jenkinsasked the Minister of Health if he is aware that the sleeping and other accommodation for nurses and domestics in the King Edward VII Welsh 1823W National Memorial is below the standard laid down in the Rushcliffe and Hetherington Reports; and what action is he taking to improve the position.
§ Mr. WillinkNeither of the Reports in question prescribes standards of accommodation. If my hon. Friend will let me know what particular institutions he has in mind, and in what respect the accommodation is said to be unsatisfactory, I will make inquiries.
§ Sir W. Jenkinsasked the Minister of Health if he is aware of the appeal made by the King Edward VII Welsh National Memorial to be supplied with a modern chest hospital at Swansea, covering the requirements of thoracic surgery to serve the whole of South-west Wales; and what action is he taking to meet this overdue need.
§ Mr. WillinkI am aware that the King Edward VII Welsh National Memorial Association have under consideration the question of a new hospital at Swansea. I shall be prepared to consider, in the light of prevailing conditions, any proposals which may be submitted to me by the association.
§ Sir W. Jenkinsasked the Minister of Health if he is aware that there is a general demand, as a matter of urgency, with the local authorities to assist the King Edward VII Welsh National Memorial Association in Wales for an additional mass radiograph in order to cope with the number of patients awaiting attention; and will he assist in procuring the same forthwith.
§ Mr. WillinkOnly a limited amount of the highly specialised apparatus needed for mass radiography can be manufactured in present exigencies of labour and materials, and this has had to be distributed over selected areas throughout the country. I regret that it is not possible, therefore, to provide an additional unit for Wales at present.