HC Deb 03 March 1969 vol 779 c7W
Mr. Coleman

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services what plans he has to increase the number of mother/child units in Welsh hospitals.

Mr. Crossman

In a number of hospitals in Wales, arrangements can be made to accommodate the parents of a seriously-ill child. In new building the provision of accommodation for mothers to be admitted to hospital with their children is now accepted particularly for children under five years of age.

Accommodation of this nature is included in the new University Hospital of Wales under construction and will be included in the second phase of the Nevill Hall Hospital, Abergavenny, and in the new district general hospitals at Rhyl and Gurnos (Merthyr Tydfil) to be started in the period up to 1971/72. It will be included in all new children's wards in the future.