§ Mr. Jim Marshallasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what proposals for the development of private hospitals and nursing homes have been brought to her attention.
§ Mrs. CastleEvidence from Press reports and information given to my Department by potential developers suggests that there are currently in England
PRIVATE HOSPITALS AND NURSING HOMES: DEVELOPMENT PROPOSALS Number of beds Location 500 … … … Bristol area. 300 … … … Cromwell Road, London (planning permission granted). 91 … … … Great Portland Street (planning application made July 1974). 130 … … … Nottingham Place, W.1 (building in progress). 150 … … … Windsor (planning application made before November 1974). 200 … … … Manchester (planning application made end 1974). 120 … … … South London. Unknown … … … North London. Unknown … … … Leeds. Unknown … … … Manchester. 200 … … … Southwark (planning application made February 1975). 3 hospitals … … … Near Stoke Mandeville. 30 beds each in 6 hospitals Chester. Brighton. Fairfield. Sidcup. Southampton London. Unknown … … … Leeds (Beechwood Medical Centre). 80 … … … Liphook (oriental and fringe medicine). 50 … … … Wanstead (extension for open heart surgery). 16 … … … Kingston-upon-Thames, New Victoria Hospital (new wing for patients). Unknown … … … Lisson Grove (planning permission exists for site next door to Nightingale BUPA hospital). 60 … … … Part of London International Hotel, South Kensington (planning permission granted for conversion). 30−40 … … … North London (short stay psychiatric). Unknown … … … Droitwich (part of Worcester Hotel for conversion). 20 (extension) … … … Edgbaston, Birmingham. 40 … … … Bridgnorth. 30 … … … Farnham. 60 … … … Great Missenden (planning permission granted). 60 … … … Wilmslow (planning application made September 1975). 30 … … … Sutton Coldfield (planning application made September 1975). 52 … … … Winnesh, Wokingham (planning permission granted September 1975). 75 … … … (Callenders), Bushey. 90 … … … The Priory, Roehampton (new building on present site, for medical and surgical cases).