§ Mr. Dempseyasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will publish in 336W the OFFICIAL REPORT current details showing the nature of the various medical services included in the new district general hospital being built at Airdrie, the estimated cost of the project, and the approximate date when the hospital will be ready for use.
§ Mr. Gordon CampbellThe following services will be provided at the new district general hospital at Airdrie:—
1. Ward units including provision for medical, surgical, orthopaedic, ear, nose and throat, gynaecological, dermatological, paediatric, short-stay psychiatric and infectious diseases patients and for geriatric assessment.
2. A consultative out-patient department including provision for short-stay patients and for oral surgery.
3. An accident and emergency unit.
4. Operating theatres.
5. A nurse training school.
In addition there will be facilities for physiotherapy, hydrotherapy, occupational therapy and X-ray, as well as a pathology department, a medical photography unit, a pharmacy and other facilities.
The total cost is currently estimated at £7,256,000 of which £5,522,000 is for building, £774,000 for fees and £960,000 for equipment. The Western Regional Hospital Board expects that the first patients will be admitted in the early months of 1976.