HC Deb 16 July 1986 vol 101 cc557-8W
Mr. Litherland

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services (1) what plans the North-Western regional health authority has for further acute bed reductions in central Manchester health district;

(2) what has been the effect on waiting lists at the Manchester royal infirmary and St. Mary's hospital of recent bed reductions.

Mr. Kaufman

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services what information he has as to the implications of the reductions in acute beds in central Manchester as a result of reduced funds for the targets contained in the North-Western regional health authority's strategic plan.

Mr. Alfred Morris

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services (1) what are the implications of reductions in acute specialty facilities in central Manchester for access rates to such specialities of residents of that district;

(2) whether the proposed closure of beds at the Manchester royal infirmary and St. Mary's hospital has been synchronised with the expansion of matching facilities in gaining districts.

Mr. Eastham

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services what will be the effects on the medical and nursing staff at the Manchester royal infirmary and St. Mary's hospital of ward closures and withdrawal of funding by the regional health authority.

Mr. Whitney

North Western regional health authority has wide-ranging plans for improving health services in Manchester and across the region as a whole. I suggest right hon. and hon. Members address any detailed inquiries on these plans to the chairman of that authority.