Mr. MarsdenTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what additional financial assistance will be given to the Royal Shrewsbury hospital in 2003–04 to improve cancer services. [111920]
§ Mr. LammyIn the financial year 2003–04, the Royal Shrewsbury hospital National Health Service Trust will receive the following funding for cancer services:
£ Breast cancer prognostic testing 24,000 NICE allocations for cancer 225,000 Endocopy/colonoscopy 125,000 General growth in clinical oncology and clinical oncologists 34,000 Source:
Royal Shrewsbury Hospital NHS Trust