§ Mr. Paul MarsdenTo ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will make a statement on the impact of his approval of an acute ward at Shelton hospital. [156514]
§ Yvette CooperI am informed that Shropshire's Community and Mental Health National Health Service trust is in the process of developing plans for replacement Child Development Centres and the replacement of Adult Acute Mental Health wards. However, approval has not yet been given to an acute ward at Shelton Hospital, and no business case has been received by the NHS Executive: West Midlands Regional Office in regard to these developments.
The Government are committed to investment in modernising and improving facilities for patients and staff, and the Regional Office will give full consideration to any business case received from Shropshire's Community and Mental Health National Health Service trust within the usual processes.