HC Deb 22 December 1997 vol 303 c531W
Mr. Vaz

To ask the Secretary of State for Health when he next plans to visit Northwick Park hospital, Kenton. [21861]

Mr. Milburn

My right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Health has no plans to visit Northwick Park Hospital in the near future.

Mr. Vaz

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many elderly patients are currently in Northwick Park hospital, Kenton. [21863]

Mr. Milburn

According to information from Harrow and Hillingdon National Health Service Trust, patients currently occupy 101 general beds for the elderly and 15 beds for the elderly mentally ill on the Northwick Park Hospital site. We understand from Northwick Park and St. Mark's NHS Trust that there are also patients occupying general medical and surgical beds of all ages, which would include a proportion of elderly people.

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