HC Deb 14 January 1991 vol 183 c426W
Mr. Robin Cook

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland when he expects phase II of the West Lothian district general hospital to be completed; and if he will list the medical services which will be provided in it.

Mr. Lang

The building work of phase II of the West Lothian district general hospital will be completed by this summer and will be commissioned ready for patient use by April 1992.

Present plans are to provide the following medical services:

  • General surgery
  • Orthopaedic surgery ENT surgery
  • General medicine
  • Paediatric medicine
  • Gynaecology
  • Obstetrics
  • Special care baby unit
  • Intensive therapy unit
  • Coronary care unit
  • Plastic surgery and burns unit
  • Geriatric assessment
  • Geriatric long stay
  • Acute psychiatry
  • Psychogeriatric
  • General practitioner unit
  • Young chronic sick unit

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