§ Mr. Peter Bottomleyasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what would happen to any future legacies to the Eltham and Mottingham Hospital if the hospital closed.
§ Mr. MoyleIt would depend on the precise terms of the legacy, but generally, if a health authority holds or has be-quested to it, on trust, endowments or legacies made specifically for the purposes of a particular hospital, and if, because of the closure of that hospital or for any other reason, the purposes of the trust cannot be carried out, the general
Out-patients Specialty In-patient episodes Day cases New out-patients Total out-patient attendances General Surgery … … 649 139 473 2,424 Traumatic and Orthopaedic 218 35 305 1,111 General Medicine … … 51 — 123 523 Urology … … … 18 — — — Geriatrics … … … 12 — — — Dermatology … … … 2 — 474 2,573 Rehabilitation … … 2 — 179 556 General Practitioner … 92 — — — Paediatrics … … … — — 50 179 Ear, Nose and Throat … — — 402 1,554 Gynaecology … … … — — 228 352 Accident and Emergency … — — 1,566 4,128 Totals … … … … 1,044 174 3,800 13,400
§ Mr. Peter Bottomleyasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what moneys associated with the Eltham and Mottingham Hospital were taken over by the National Health Service; what legacies have been received in the last 30 years; what funds have been raised by the supporters and friends of the hospital; and what has happened to the moneys, legacies and funds.
§ Mr. MoyleI shall let the hon. Member have a reply as soon as possible.
706Wprinciples of trust law would apply. In such a case the authority would probably have to apply to the court or to the Charity Commission to approve or devise a scheme that will enable the funds to be used for hospital purposes as close as practicable to those for which they were originally given.
§ Mr. Peter Bottomleyasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what are the average distance and time needed to travel from home to hospital for the patients and immediate family of patients presently treated at the Eltham and Mottingham Hospital; and what would be the extra distance and time needed if the hospital were closed.
§ Mr. MoyleInformation is not readily available in the form requested but I will let the hon. Member have a reply as soon as possible.
§ Mr. Peter Bottomleyasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many patients used the Eltham and Mottingham Hospital in each broad category of treatment in 1977.