§ Mr. Shersbyasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what is the total number of cases of selected surgery carried 515W out annually at Uxbridge Cottage Hospital.
§ Mr. Shersbyasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what is the average bed occupancy of Uxbridge Cottage Hospital as compared with district hospitals located within the London borough of Hillingdon.
§ Mr. MoyleAverage bed occupancy during year ended 31st March 1976 were:
Uxbridge Cottage Hospital … 75 per cent. Mount Vernon Hospital … 74 per cent. Harefield Hospital … 70 per cent. Hillingdon Hospital … 79 per cent.
§ Mr. Shersbyasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what estimate has been made of the additional burden likely to fall on the diagnostic, therapeutic and surgical facilities at Hillingdon Hospital, and at what cost, in the event of proposals to close Uxbridge Cottage Hospital being approved.
§ Mr. MoyleCalculations on this basis have not been made. Only a proportion of the Uxbridge Cottage Hospital workload would be absorbed by Hillingdon Hospital, where to close a 30-bedded ward would save only £41,000 per annum compared with a saving of £103,000 per annum from closing the 24-bedded cottage hospital.
§ Mr. Shersbyasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what is the cost per bed of maintaining Uxbridge Cottage Hospital as compared with district hos- 516W pitals situated within the London borough of Hillingdon.
§ Mr. MoyleThe daily cost per bed in the year ending 31st March 1976 was:
£ Uxbridge Cottage Hospital … 16.90 Mount Vernon Hospital … 31.26 Harefield Hospital … 36.15 Hillingdon Hospital … 25.86 These figures are not comparable because of the different caseload at each hospital.