HC Deb 15 November 1979 vol 973 cc737-8W
Mr. Cartwright

asked the Secretary of State for Defence how many (a) Service men, (b) Service dependants and (c) National Health Service patients were treated as in-patients at the Queen Elizabeth military hospital, Woolwich, during each of the quarters ended 30 June and 31 September.

Mr. Hayhoe

In the quarter ending 30 June 1979 974 Service personnel, 317 Service dependants and 532 National Health Service patients were admitted for in-patient treatment at the Queen Elizabeth military hospital, Woolwich. The corresponding figures for the quarter ending 30 September 1979 were 1,128, 298 and 594 respectively.

Mr. Cartwright

asked the Secretary of State for Defence what is the current estimated annual running cost of Queen Elizabeth military hospital, Woolwich, together with the cost per in-patient day.

Mr. Hayhoe

The annual running cost of Queen Elizabeth military hospital is about £9.4 million, approximately 20 per cent. of which is attributable to outpatient facilities. The cost per in-patient day is estimated to be £66. The daily cost per bed based on maximum occupancy is estimated to be £45.

Mr. Cartwright

asked the Secretary of State for Defence what is the estimated rate of bed occupancy and the average length of stay under each of the main specialties at Queen Elizabeth military hospital, Woolwich.

Mr. Hayhoe

The overall bed occupancy rate at Queen Elizabeth military hospital for the quarter ending 30 June 1979 was 63.8 per cent., and for the quarter ending 30 September 1979 was 68.4 per cent. I regret that statistics are however not readily available on bed occupancy rates or lengths of stay by specialty.