HC Deb 09 February 2004 vol 417 cc1200-1W
Mr. Amess

To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will list the board members of Barking, Havering and Redbridge Hospitals NHS Trust in each of the last four years. [152153]

Ms Rosie Winterton

The people who have served on the board of the trust since its establishment in June 2000 are:

  • Past Board Members
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  • Mr. Vijay Vasu (Chair—from establishment to April 2003)
  • Mr. Terry Williams (non-executive—from establishment in 2000 to July 2003);
  • Mrs. Hilda Aitken (non-executive—from establishment to November 2003)
  • Mrs. Yvonne Cornell (non-executive—from establishment in 2000 to November 2003)
  • Dr. Mary Springham (non-executive—from establishment in 2000 to 31 January 2004)

  • Current Board Members
  • Mr. Ian Kirkpatrick (Chair—from 1 August 2003)
  • Dr. Faiz Alam Noor (non-executive—from January 2001)
  • Mr. John Griffin (non-executive—from January 2004)
  • Mr. Mark Hicks (non-executive—from January 2004)
  • Ms Alison Ward (non-executive—from January 2004)

Mr. Amess

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many complaints have been made to Barking, Havering and Redbridge Hospitals NHS Trust in each of the last four years; and how many have been upheld. [152159]

Ms Rosie Winterton

The Barking, Havering and Redbridge Hospitals National Health Service Trust was formed as a result of a merger of the Redbridge Health Care NHS Trust and the Havering Hospitals NHS Trust on 1 April 2001. Figures for complaints made to each organisation are shown in the table. Information on complaints upheld is not collected centrally.

Complaints made to Barking, Havering and Redbridge Hospitals NHS Trust 1999–03
Barking, Havering and Redbridge Hospitals NHS Trust Havering Hospitals NHS Trust Redbridge Health Care NHS Trust
1999–2000 547 566
2000–01 540 628
2001–02 1
2002–03 975
1 Not available.