83. Mr. Fred Evansasked the Secretary of State for Social Services whether he will inquire into the circumstances under which details of a change of function of the Caerphilly District Miners' Hospital were given by the Welsh Hospital Board to the Press and reported on Friday, 1st November, when such information had been refused to interested organisations in the hospital's catchment area.
§ Mr. EnnalsI have made inquiries. The Welsh Hospital Board are considering, with the hospital authorities concerned28W and the Welsh National School of Medicine, the reorganisation of the hospital services in the Cardiff area when the University Hospital of Wales opens in 1971 in Cardiff. A general statement about the Caerphilly Hospital was issued by the Welsh Hospital Board because of inquiries arising from a report in the Press but did not give any details. Formal consultations with other organisations cannot take place until the Hospital Board have prepared proposals as a basis for consultations.