§ Mr. CartwrightTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence what is the current approved staffing level for the Queen Elizabeth military hospital, Woolwich; and how many posts remained unfilled in each main specialty at the most convenient recent date.
§ Mr. Archie HamiltonThe peacetime establishment of the Queen Elizabeth military hospital, Woolwich, is 175 officers, 395 other ranks and 147 civilians. On 11 February 1992, 127 posts were unfilled in the following specialties:
Posts Anaesthetics and Resuscitation 2 Ear, Nose and Throat (Otology) 2 General Medicine 1 General Surgery 4 Ophthalmology 2 Orthopaedics 2 Plastic Surgery (and Burns) 2 Rheumatology and Rehabilitation 1 Urology 2 Supporting Staff 109
§ Mr. CartwrightTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will set out the estimate operating costs of the Queen Elizabeth military hospital, Woolwich, for the current financial year together with the actual costs for the preceding five years.
§ Mr. Archie HamiltonMy noble Friend the Under-Secretary of State for the Armed Forces will write to the hon. Member.
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§ Mr. CartwrightTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will set out the latest available figures of bed occupancy at the Queen Elizabeth military hospital, Woolwich, for each of the main specialties.
§ Mr. Archie HamiltonRecords are not kept of bed occupancy by specialty. The occupancy rate for 1990–91 for the hospital was 65.6 per cent., excluding bedded day patients.