§ Mrs. Renée Shortasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what proposals he has to merge London hospitals; and how many beds he estimates will consequently be lost.
§ Dr. VaughanI have made no proposals to merge hospitals in London. The London health planning consortium has suggested the merging of some hospitals as part of its proposals for effecting necessary reductions in the number of acute hospital beds in London. These are currently the subject of wide consultation.
452WI expect to seek the views of the London advisory group on this issue before reaching decisions.