§ Mr. Arthur Lewisasked the Secretary of State for Social Services whether he has given consideration to the letter sent to him by the chief executive officer of the London Borough of Newham, under date of 7th December 1972, regarding his proposals to associate the London Borough of Newham with the City of London, Hackney and Tower Hamlets in Region 6 of the new London Health Authority boundaries; and what has been his reply.
§ Sir K. JosephI am considering it, and will send the hon. Member a copy of my reply.
§ Mr. Arthur Lewisasked the Secretary of State for Social Services whether he will publish in the OFFICIAL REPORT detailed figures of the proportion of patients from the London Borough of Newham receiving hospital care outside the borough; and how many of these are being treated in Goodmayes, South Ockendon and Langthorne Hospitals.
§ Mr. AlisonIn 1970—the latest date for which such figures are available—about one third of the 27,500 Newham patients discharged from non-psychiatric hospitals were from hospitals outside the local Thames Group. On 14th December 1972 the number of Newham patients in the South Ockendon Group of hospitals, Goodmayes and Langthorne Hospitals—which provide the psychiatric services for the Borough—were 422,513 and 175 respectively.