§ Mr. Hannanasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he is aware that the linear accelerator service of the radiotherapy department at the Western Infirmary is inadequate to meet the growing need; what are the plans of the Western Regional Hospital Board in this respect; and what consideration is being given to the provision of another accelerator.
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§ Mr. Ross:Radiotherapy services for the region as a whole are organised through the Glasgow Institute of Radiotherapy, whose facilities are divided between the Western Infirmary and the Belvidere Hospital. An additional accelerator and neutron generator are now being installed at the Belvidere Hospital, where more space is available. This will increase the radiotherapy facilities available to the whole region and should serve to ease the pressure on the Western Infirmary.