§ Mr. David Evans (Welwyn Hatfield)I am privileged to have the opportunity to present a petition on behalf of the Wellfield hospital action group. The petition, which has been signed by over 2,000 of my constituents, concerns the wellbeing of the former residents of Wellfield hospital. These people are, in the last years of their lives, unhappy and isolated from their families in their present location in Wellfield ward 2, East Herts hospital, Stansted road, Hertford.
The situation has been brought about by total mismanagement on the part of North West Thames regional health authority, under the chairmanship of Sir William Doughty, and its officers. Promises were made to the petitioners, which have been blatantly disregarded to allow further funding of the new Westminster and Chelsea hospital.
1085 Wherefore your Petitioners pray that your honourable House will recognise our call—by the Wellfield hospital action group—
upon the East Herts NHS trust to rebuild Wellfield Hospital IMMEDIATELY. And your Petitioners as in duty bound will ever pray.
§ To lie upon the Table.