§ Mr. Critchleyasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what progress has been made in discussions undertaken by his Department with regard to the 537W acquisition of land for an extension to Frimley General Hospital.
§ Mr. MoyleThe functional content, siting and timing of further hospital development in the West Surrey and North East Hampshire Health District, which is served by Frimley Park Hospital, is being examined by the South West Thames Regional Health Authority. Should that authority decide that Ministry of Defence land is required, there will be further discussions between the Ministry of Defence and the Department of Health and Social Security.
Greenwich District Hospital Brook General Hospital St. Nicholas Hospital General surgery* Male … 3 months 3 months 7 months Female … 3 months 1 month 6 months Child … 4 weeks 6 months — Traumatic and Orthopaedic surgery† Male … 6 weeks 3 weeks 3 months Female … 6 weeks 3 weeks 3 months Child … Nil Nil — Urology Male … 4 weeks 11 months — Female … 4 weeks 6 months — Child … 4 weeks Nil — Gynaecology Female … 3 months — 7 months Dental surgery Male … 6 weeks — — Female … 6 weeks — — Child … 2 weeks — — Opthalmology Male … 6 weeks — — Female … 6 weeks — — Child … 3 weeks — — Ear, Nose and Throat Male … — 12 weeks — Female … — 12 weeks — Child … — 23 weeks — Neurosurgery Male … — 2 weeks — Female … — 2 weeks —. Child … — 2 weeks — Thoracic, surgery Male … — 1 week — Female … — 1 week — Child … — 1 week — Notes:
* Excludes varicose vein operations, for which the waiting time varies between 12 and 17 months.
† The figures for the Brook Hospital exclude waiting times for hip replacement operations, which are 15 months for males and 24 months for females.
The information is based on the period 1st April 1977 to 31st March 1978.