§ Miss Quennellasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what criteria he has applied when making appointments to the hospital boards serving the Peters-field constituency.
§ Mr. AlisonThe hospital service in the constituency is administered by the Wessex Regional Hospital Board through the Portsmouth and the North Hampshire Group Hospital Management Committees. My right hon. Friend appoints members of the board and the board appoints members of the committees. The
Number of Patients Awaiting Hospitals Specialty Admission Petersfield Hospital (Acute) … … … … … — Nil Heathside Hospitals, Petersfield (Chronic) … … … Geriatric … … 25 Grange Maternity Home, Liss … … … … … — Nil Havant War Memorial Hospital (Acute) … … … … — Nil Alton General Hospital (Acute) … … … … … General Medicine … 1 Lord Mayor Treloar Hospital, Alton (Acute) … … … Orthopaedic … … 376 Ear, Nose and Throat 128 General Medicine … 2 General Surgery … 164 Urgent cases are admitted without delay.