HC Deb 31 March 1981 vol 2 c83W
Mr. McMahon

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland for what purpose the rotunda at the neurological institute in the Southern general hospital, Govan, was built; for what purpose it is used at present; and what plans he has for its further use.

Mr. Fairgrieve

The rotunda, or "the round house", at the Southern general hospital was designed in the 1960s and completed in 1972 as part of the Institute of Neurological Sciences to provide 10 individual isolation rooms for infective patients. The advances which have taken place in the treatment of infective patients since these facilities were designed mean that the facilities are no longer needed for their original purpose. The rotunda is used at present for research purposes by the Institute of Hearing Research and the Head Injuries Study Group. The Greater Glasgow health board, which is responsible for the management of the hospital, has no plans at present to change the use of the rotunda.