§ 68. Sir L. Plummerasked the Minister of Health why 103 beds at St. Alfege's Hospital, Greenwich, have been unstaffed for a long period; and what steps he is taking to bring the beds into use.
§ Mr. TurtonThese beds have been unoccupied since 1948 because the hospital management committee has so far been unable to recruit the necessary nursing staff. The Regional Hospital Board is now considering the whole future development of the hospital in relation to staffing needs and other factors.
§ 69. Sir L. Plummerasked the Minister of Health why out-patients at St. Alfege's Hospital, Greenwich, now have to take their prescriptions to chemists instead of having them made up by the hospital dispensary.
§ Mr. TurtonThese arrangements have had to be made as a temporary measure because of a shortage of staff at the hospital.