Ear, Nose and Throat Units (Hansard, 20 June 1995)

§ Dr. Godman
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what guidelines he has issued about the maximum distance any patient should be from an ear, nose and throat unit; and if he will make a statement. [28324]

§ Lord James Douglas-Hamilton
No such guidelines have been issued.

§ Dr. Godman
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list all the ear, nose and throat units in(a) Renfrewshire and (b) Strathclyde. [28325]

§ Lord James Douglas-Hamilton
Hospitals in Strathclyde and Renfrewshire with ear, nose and throat units¹ at 31 December 1994 are as listed:
Renfrewshire

Royal Alexandra Hospital, Paisley

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Strathclyde²

Crosshouse Hospital, Kilmarnock

Inverclyde Royal Hospital, Greenock

Law Hospital, Carluke

Monklands District General Hospital, Airdrie

Royal Alexandra Hospital, Paisley

Royal Hospital for Sick Children, Glasgow

Stobhill Hospital, Glasgow

Stonehouse Hospital, Stonehouse

Victoria Infirmary, Glasgow

Western Infirmary, Glasgow

Notes:
¹ Hospitals with two or more staffed ear, nose and throat beds on average in the quarter.
² Comprises Argyll and Clyde, Ayrshire and Arran, Greater Glasgow, Lanarkshire health board areas.