Christie and Crumpsall Hospitals, Manchester

HC Deb 23 January 1967 vol 739 cc175-6W

Mr. Will Griffiths

asked the Minister of Health whether he will give an assurance that the building schemes for the Christie and Crumpsall hospitals, Manchester, set out in the Hospital Building Programme, Command Paper No. 3000, will proceed as planned; and when work will commence.

Speciality	1962	1963	1964	1965	1966
General Medicine	…	…	…	…	17	10	17	9	14
Chronic Sick	…	…	…	…	5	9	11	14	11
General Surgery	…	…	…	…	92	175	528	644	440
Tonsils and Adenoids	…	…	…	…	214	278	267	309	205
Other Ear, Nose and Throat	…	…	…	62	70	49	66	83
Plastic Surgery	…	…	…	…	1,696	1,660	1,671	2,467	2,938
Thoracic Surgery	…	…	…	…	54	84	129	61	112
Neurosurgery	…	…	…	…	73	129	68	69	33
Gynaecology	…	…	…	…	162	220	527	589	785
Gastro-enterology	…	…	…	…	Nil	4	28	5	15

Mr. K. Robinson

At the Christie Hospital work on one part of the building scheme has started and is expected to start on another soon. Planning of the remainder is proceeding urgently but I am unable to forecast when work on this and on the schemes at the Crumpsall Hospital will start.