§ Dame Irene Wardasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will state the number of beds which are not in service, hospital by hospital, in the area of the Newcastle Regional Hospital Board, including an analysis where practicable of the medical aspect of the wards 313W and the reasons for the withdrawal of services to the wards.
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Group Hospital Number of beds out of use and speciality Reason Newcast le-upon-Tyne Walker Gate 23 diseases of chest Building alterations 28 ENT and redecoration 16 ophthalmology W. J. Sanderson 45 orthopaedic surgery Building alterations and redecoration Hunter's Moor 6 geriatric Building alterations and redecoration Gateshead Dunston Hill 17 medical Building alterations 19 geriatric and redecoration Bensham General 8 maternity Building alterations and redecoration Wickham and District W. M. Cottage 2 pre-convalescent Building alterations and redecoration Almwick and Rothbury Coquetdale Cottage 3 g.p. medical Building alterations and redecoration Sunderland Orthopaedic and Accident 23 orthopaedic surgery Building alterations and redecoration Ryhope General 26 gynaecology and surgery Building alterations and redecoration South West Durham Homelands 19 geriatric Building alterations and redecoration Durham St. Margaret's 14 geriatric Building alterations and redecoration Highfield 7 orthopaedic surgery Building alterations 4 dermatology and redecoration Darlington Greenbank Maternity 5 maternity Building alterations and redecoration Bede 12 geriatric Building alterations and redecoration East Cumberland Cumberland Infirmary 24 general surgery Building alterations and redecoration West Cumberland West Cumberland 11 diseases of chest Building alterations and redecoration Garlands Garlands 117 psychogeriatric Building alterations and redecoration Newcastle-upon-Tyne Newcastle General 18 neuro surgery Shortage of nursing Staff Sick Children's 5 paediatric surgery Shortage of nursing Staff South East Northumberland Tynemouth Victoria 7 g.p. maternity Shortage of nursing Staff Jubilee Infirmary 10 orthopaedic surgery Shortage of nursing Staff Moor Park 8 geriatric Shortage of nursing Staff Sunderland Havelock 12 geriatric Sickness of nursing Staff Hartlepool Hartlepool General 19 surgical Sickness of nursing Staff St. Hilda's 12 ENT Sickness of nursing Staff North West Durham Maiden Law 30 ENT Service transferred to Newcastle. Reallocation of beds under consideration Wansbeck Stannington Children's 16 long stay children's Lack of demand
§ Dr. John DunwoodyFollowing is the information: