HC Deb 27 July 1976 vol 916 cc206-7W
25. Mr. Newton

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will make a statement on the standard of hospital provision in Essex.

Dr. Owen

I appreciate that some of the hospital services in Essex are under great pressure. Both the North East Thames Regional Health Authority and Essex Area Health Authority fully recognise that some districts within the area are close to the lower limit of provision for the acute specialities to be made within the region, although there are some districts which have an apparent excess of beds.

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