§ Mr. Cartwrightasked the Secretary of State for Defence what is the most recent estimate of the cost of (a) building and (b) equipping the Queen Elizabeth Military Hospital, Woolwich.
§ Mr. Robert C. BrownThe latest estimated cost of building and equipping the hospital, including the associated staff accommodation and training school is approximately £16 million. It is not practicable to separate building and equipment costs, but equipment costs will be minimised by transferring both medical and general equipment from military hospitals that are to be closed.
§ Mr. Cartwrightasked the Secretary of State for Defence what is his estimate (a) the total annual running costs of the Queen Elizabeth Military Hospital, Woolwich, including debt charges and (b) the annual cost per bed.
§ Mr. Robert C. BrownAt current prices it is estimated that the annual running costs of the Queen Elizabeth Military Hospital, if used for military patients only, will be of the order of £5.5 million when the hospital is fully 35W operational. There are no debt charges associated with the hospital.
The hospital is planned to have an establishment of 464 beds, and on the basis that about 20 per cent. of the running costs will be attributable to outpatient facilities, it is estimated that the annual cost per established bed will be of the order of £9,500.