HC Deb 18 October 1990 vol 177 cc918-21W
Mr. Paice

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will list the numbers of(a) civilian outpatients and (b) civilian inpatients treated at the Princess of Wales RAF hospital, Ely under the national health service in each medical and surgical department during each of the last five years.

Mr. Archie Hamilton

The information requested cannot be provided without disproportionate cost.

Mr. Paice

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will list those military hospitals which provide an accident and emergency service to the national health service.

Mr. Archie Hamilton

The following service hospitals currently provide a consultant-led specialist accident and emergency service to the national health service:

  • Royal Naval Hospital Haslar;
  • Royal Naval Hospital Plymouth;
  • Cambridge Military Hospital, Aldershot.

In addition, casualty departments run by a medical officer are provided for use by national health service patients in the following service hospitals:

  • Duchess of Kent Military Hospital, Catterick;
  • Princess Alexandra Royal Air Force Hospital, Wroughton;
  • The Princess of Wales Royal Air Force Hospital, Ely.

Mr. Paice

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will list all the surgical and medical disciplines provided at each RAF hospital.

Mr. Archie Hamilton

The table provides a guide to all the surgical and medical disciplines normally provided at the three RAF hospitals in the United Kingdom. These may be subject to alteration or reduction in the light of future service requirements.

Table of Hospital Details
Specialities The Princess of Wales Royal Air Force Hospital Ely Princess Mary Royal Air Force Hospital Halton The Princess Alexandra Royal Air Force Hospital Wroughton
Anaesthetics yes yes yes
Casualty yes no yes
Coronary Care yes yes yes
Dermatology visiting consultant visiting consultant visiting consultant
Ears Nose Throat yes yes yes
Gastroenterology no no no
General Medicine yes yes yes
General Surgery yes yes yes
Gynaecology yes yes yes
Intensive Care yes yes yes
Neurology visiting consultant visiting consultant yes
Nuclear Medicine no yes no
Obstetrics yes yes yes
Oncology no yes no
Ophthalmics yes yes yes
Oral Surgery yes yes yes
Orthopaedics yes yes yes
Paediatrics yes no visiting consultant
Pathology yes yes yes
Plastic Surgery visiting consultant yes visiting consultant
Psychiatry yes visiting consultant yes
Radiology yes yes yes
Renal Medicine no yes no
Rheumatology visiting consultant yes visiting consultant
Thoracic Medicine no no no
Urology yes yes yes

Mr. Paice

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will list all the district health authorities which have had civilian patients treated under the national health service at the Princess of Wales RAF hospital, Ely during each of the last five years.

Mr. Archie Hamilton

The principal district health authorities which have referred NHS patients to the Princess of Wales RAF hospital during the last five years are Cambridge, West Norfolk and Wisbech, West Suffolk and Huntingdon. Additionally, health authorities from all areas of the United Kingdom may on occasion refer patients for a specific treatment. A list of those authorities which have done so over the last five years could not be produced without disproportionate cost.

Mr. Paice

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what steps he is taking to permit military hospitals to enter the national health service internal market.

Table A—Inpatient Admissions—United Kingdom Service Hospitals
85 86 87 88 89
Hospital Service Dependants Service Dependants Service Dependants Service Dependants Service Dependants
Woolwich 4,974 1,025 4,240 1,238 4,679 1,129 3,752 930 3,947 901
Aldershot 8,585 39,655 2,628 2,333 2,691 2,293 2,952 2,242 2,877 1,781
Catterick 5,389 2,378 2,252 1,119 2,134 845 2,405 775 2,428 729
Wroughton 5,502 2,561 5,103 2,522 4,758 2,663 4,779 2,602 4,459 2,062
Ely 4,976 2,156 2,692 1,408 2,612 1,310 2,647 1,185 2,562 1,022
Halton 4,025 1,616 2,661 1,396 2,541 1,393 2,517 1,066 2,763 1,112
Plymouth 9,008 1,538 1,933 246 1,752 171 1,902 229 1,741 212
Haslar 9,139 3,006 3,303 1,109 3,138 954 2,853 891 2,853 742
Table B—Total Outpatient Attendance—United Kingdom Service Hospitals
85 86 87 88 89
Hospital Service Dependants Service Dependants Service Dependants Service Dependants Service Dependants
Woolwich 18,674 3,839 16,035 2,858 14,483 2,497 14,124 2,429 10,970 1,998
Aldershot 14,698 10,445 17,002 9,921 14,503 7,989 18,016 7,170 20,171 8,210
Catterick 8,635 3,946 9,711 4,763 10,659 4,723 11,832 4,776 11,296 4,381
Wroughton 17,106 8,608 11,896 8,162 11,481 7,274 11,932 6,931 13,691 7,509
Ely 11,769 6,533 11,134 6,465 10,789 5,479 11,745 5,637 11,072 4,133
Halton 10,277 4,929 10,159 4,521 10,020 4,365 8,161 3,573 8,098 4,509

Mr. Archie Hamilton

There are no current plans for service hospitals to compete in the NHS internal market.

Mr. Paice

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will list the numbers of servicemen, women and dependants from each service treated at each military hospital as(a) inpatients and (b) outpatients for each of the last five years.

Mr. Archie Hamilton

The tables show the total number of service personnel and dependants for(a) in-patients and (b) out-patients at each military hospital in the United Kingdom for each of the last five years for which figures are readily available. It is not currently possible to provide a breakdown of these figures according to service or sex without incurring disproportionate cost.

85 86 87 88 89
Hospital Service Dependants Service Dependants Service Dependants Service Dependants Service Dependants
Plymouth 15,383 2,667 13,618 2,021 12,894 1,714 14,628 1,748 12,166 1,445
Haslar 23,483 7,688 24,033 7,462 28,500 7,047 25,233 7,278 20,916 6,240

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