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Ministry of Defence

Answer

Mr. Menzies Campbell: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many beds the Centre for Defence Medicine in Birmingham will house; what the projected size is of its outpatient throughput; what the size is of its civilian catchment area; and if he will make a statement. [132473] Dr. Moonie: The Centre for Defence Medicine (CDM) will have academic teaching and clinical roles and will be a centre of excellence for military medicine. It will be relatively small at the beginning and will develop steadily over a number of years. The clinical element will be similar to the arrangements at the Ministry of Defence Hospital Units, with, initially, one ward of 32 beds staffed and managed by Defence Medical Services (DMS) personnel and other DMS personnel integrated throughout the host Trust. DMS personnel will treat both Service and civilian patients. It is envisaged that when the CDM is fully developed its clinical side will have an annual throughput of some 2,700 Service outpatients. The catchment area for civilian patients will be the same as for the host Trust, the University Hospital Birmingham, within the West Midlands region. As a major tertiary care provider, the Trust treats patients from throughout the country and the DMS personnel will also have the opportunity to treat such patients.

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

354 c737W;354 c737-8W; 132473

Session

1999-00

Subjects

Armed forces Civilians Birmingham Health services Hospital beds Out-patients Defence Medical Services Royal Centre for Defence Medicine

Contains statistics

Yes

Link

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