Central Middlesex Hospital

HC Deb 07 July 1969 vol 786 cc173-4W

69. Mr. Pavitt

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services for how long during the last three years the out-patients dispensing department at the Central Middlesex Hospital has been closed; what additional cost of prescribing the

Consultant Post	Date Advertised	Number of Applicants	Appointment made	Remarks
Durham and North-West Durham	August	1964	2	No	Post combined with post at Sunderland and South Shields
	May,	1965	none	No
	Jan.,	1966	none	No
Sunderland and South Shields	Oct.,	1964	1	No	Post combined with post at Durham
	Nov.,	1964	1	No
	Aug.,	1966	2	No
Combined Durham, Sunderland and South Shields Post	Dec.,	1966	none	No
	May,	1968	7	No
	Oct.,	1968	7	Yes
Newcastle	June,	1966	1	No
	July,	1966	none	No
	Sept.,	1966	1	Yes
Tees-side	Nov.,	1966	1	No
	Jan.,	1967	1	No
	May,	1967	2	Yes
Tees-side and Hartlepool	Sept.,	1967	6	Yes
East and West Cumberland	July,	1966	none	No
	Aug.,	1966	1	No
	Aug.,	1966	none	No
	Nov.,	1966	none	No
	Jan.,	1967	1	No
	July,	1968	4	Yes

hospital had to meet; and if he will make a statement.

Mr. Crossman

Twelve weeks during 11 of which out-patient dispensing was carried out in the main hospital pharmacy. Figures of cost are not readily available. The closures were due to shortage of staff.