§ 111. Mr. Murrayasked the Minister of Health if he is aware of the shortage of hospital accommodation for aged and chronic sick in the Durham County Council area; and how he proposes to improve this situation.
§ Mr. CrookshankYes, but I hope that it will be possible to make an additional 34 beds available during this year.
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§ 116. Mr. Gordon Walkerasked the Minister of Health whether he will give an estimate of the cost of the alternative arrangements he proposes to make for showing training films in hospitals that do not have their own projectors.
§ Mr. CrookshankThe cost will depend on the extent to which hospitals wish to make use of alternative arrangements, and no estimate is therefore possible.
§ 117. Mr. Gordon Walkerasked the Minister of Health what alternative means will be provided for the production of films now made by the Crown Film Unit for the training of hospital staffs.
§ Mr. CrookshankAny films it is decided to make for this purpose will no doubt normally be commissioned from documentary film companies.
§ 120. Mr. Rentonasked the Minister of Health whether he is aware that it is proposed by the authorities concerned to close down the White House Hospital, Eaton Socon, Bedfordshire, which is the property of the Huntingdonshire County Council, and is managed by the East Anglian Hospital Board; and what use for hospital or other public purposes will be made of this building in future.
§ Mr. CrookshankYes. I understand that the future of this former public assistance institution, which has been used jointly by the county council, who own it, and the regional hospital board, has not yet been decided by the local authority.