§ Mr. Joplingasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will give the details of the work and costs involved in the estimate of £66,000 which the Manchester Regional Hospital Board has given to the hon. Member for Westmorland as the cost of converting Ethel Hedley Hospital at Windermere into a geriatric hospital.
§ Mr. CrossmanDetails of the estimate will now have been received by the hon. Member from the Secretary of the Manchester Regional Hospital Board.
§ Mr. Joplingasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many staff, according to grades, are estimated by the Manchester Regional Hospital Board to be needed to operate the Ethel Hedley Hospital at Windermere as a geriatric hospital.
§ Mr. Crossman19 Nursing staff, 1 clerical worker and the equivalent of 13 ancillary grades. Medical and technical staff needs remain to be determined.
§ Mr. Joplingasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what particular difficulties in running Ethel Hedley Hospital at Windermere as a geriatric hospital the Manchester Regional Hospital Board put forward as likely to be experienced in their letter JW/CG/N28R/10 of 25th February, 1969.
§ Mr. CrossmanPrincipally staffing on a long-term basis, running costs and isolation from treatment for acute conditions.