Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Hospitals – in the House of Commons at 12:00 am on 4 May 1964.
Mr Donald Wade
, Huddersfield West
12:00,
4 May 1964
Is the hon. Gentleman aware that for years Huddersfield has been suffering from a very serious shortage of surgical and medical beds and that the overcrowding at the Royal Infirmary has been acute for a long time? I will send him a letter which I have just received from a number of patients at the Royal Infirmary pointing out how serious the overcrowding is. As regards the partial use of the new Lindley Hospital pending completion, may I ask when we shall get some definite information on this and to what extent it will relieve pressure on the Royal Infirmary? Incidentally, when will the new hospital be completed?