§ Mr. ViggersTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many doctors, nurses and other medical staff have been posted away from the Royal Hospital Haslar to take up overseas posts in the last three months; and what proportion this represents of all such medical overseas postings in the period. [141382]
§ Dr. MoonieIn the three months ended 30 November 2000, 56 Defence Medical Services personnel from the Royal Hospital Haslar and the four Ministry of Defence Hospital Units were deployed overseas on military operations. Of the 56 personnel, 27 were deployed from the Royal Hospital Haslar. In addition, 18 Regular personnel from other units and volunteer Reservists were similarly deployed.
In the same period, 14 Service medical personnel from Haslar and the four Ministry of Defence Hospital Units took up long term postings overseas, six of whom were from the Royal Hospital Haslar.