HC Deb 04 December 2002 vol 395 cc900-2W
Ms Shipley

To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will list hospitals which charge for(a) television services, (b) telephone access and (c) internet access. [83345]

Mr. Lammy

Major acute hospitals are introducing bedside television and telephones (Patient Power) under the NHS Plan. The introduction of these services is free to national health service trusts. Patients pay a charge for the services. 61 hospitals now have an operational patient power system and of these seven currently have internet access. The following list shows these hospitals.

  • Addenbrooke's Hospital
  • Basildon Hospital
  • Bishop Auckland General Hospital
  • Broadgreen Hospital
  • Broomfield Hospital
  • Buckland Hospital
  • Cheltenham General Hospital
  • Chesterfield and North Derbyshire Royal Hospital
  • Christie Hospital
  • Churchill Hospital
  • Cumberland Infirmary
  • Darlington Memorial Hospital
  • Eastbourne District General Hospital
  • Epsom General Hospital
  • Fairfield General Hospital
  • Frimley Park Hospital
  • Good Hope Hospital
  • Homerton Hospital
  • Horton General Hospital
  • Hull Royal Infirmary
  • John Radcliffe Hospital
  • Kent and Canterbury Hospital
  • Kingston Hospital
  • Leicester Royal Infirmary
  • Luton and Dunstable Hospital
  • Mayday University Hospital
  • Norfolk and Norwich Hospital
  • North Tyneside General Hospital
  • Northwick Park Hospital
  • Poole General Hospital
  • Princess Anne Hospital
  • Queen Alexandra Hospital (Redditch)
  • Queen Elizabeth Hospital
  • Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother Hospital
  • Queens Medical Centre, Nottingham University Hospital
  • Rotherham District General Hospital
  • Royal Bolton Hospital
  • Royal Bournemouth Hospital
  • Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital (Wonford)
  • Royal Free Hospital
  • Royal Hampshire County Hospital
  • Royal Liverpool University Hospital
  • Royal Marsden Hospital (Site 2—Fulham Road)
  • Royal Surrey County Hospital
  • Salisbury District Hospital
  • Southampton General Hospital
  • Southport and Formby District General Hospital
  • 902W
  • St. Helier Hospital
  • St. James University Hospital
  • Staffordshire General Hospital
  • The Alexandra Hospital
  • The City Hospital
  • The Royal Oldham Hospital
  • University Hospital Aintree
  • University Hospital of North Durham (formerly Dryburn Hospital)
  • Victoria Hospital—Blackpool
  • Walton Centre for Neurology and Neurosurgery
  • William Harvey Hospital
  • Worcester Royal Infirmary (Ronkswood)
  • Wycombe General Hospital
  • Wythenshawe Hospital

Note:

Hospitals in italic provide internet access.