§ 51. Mr. Hector Hughesasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will state the nature, extent and purposes of the recent extensions of the Royal Infirmary, Aberdeen.
§ Mr. RossThe extensions include a ward block with a bed complement of 129, a treatment area containing an operating theatre suite, an X-ray department and certain central hospital services, and a central reception, records department and visitors' area. Facilities are provided for general surgery, thoracic surgery and a cardio-vascular investigation unit and also for teaching and research. The extensions are the first stage of the North-Eastern Regional Hospital Board's plans for centralising the hospital services for Aberdeen and its environs at Foresterhill.