HC Deb 23 July 1974 vol 877 c418W
Mr. Ridsdale

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services whether she will make a statement about present hospital building progress, and plans in the Colchester Hospital district, including future plans for the Clacton Hospital.

Dr. Owen

Plans for phase I of the development of Colchester Hospital as a district general hospital are well advanced. The North East Thames Regional Health Authority is considering a proposal that Clacton Hospital should be developed in the future as a community hospital.