§ Mr. Raceasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will publish in the Official Report a list of those hospitals, hospital units and wards which have been temporarily closed since 3 May 1979, or have been proposed for temporary closure, listing in each case (a) the area health authority responsible, (b) the name of the hospital or unit, (c) the type of accommodation or service provided at that hospital or unit, (d) the number of beds in the total hospital, unit or ward affected and (e) whether he has received any representations opposing each temporary closure proposal.
614Wyear and for 1980–81; what is the value of each year's expenditure at 1979 survey prices; and if he will make a statement.
§ Dr. VaughanThe information for years up to 1979–80 is given in the following table:
§ Dr. VaughanThe information requested is not available centrally.
§ Mr. Raceasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will publish in the Official Reporta list of those hospitals, hospital units and wards which have been permanently closed since 3 May 1979, or have been proposed for permanent closure, listing in each case (a) the area health authority responsible, (b) the name of the hospital or unit, (c) the type of accommodation or service provided at that hospital or unit, (d) the number of beds in the total hospital or unit affected, (e) the nature of the variation of service proposed by the area health board, (f) the date at which a formal consultation document was issued by the area health authority, (g) whether or not the proposal was agreed by the area health authority, and (h) the date of decisions by the area health authority, regional health authority, and him.
§ Dr. VaughanInformation about hospitals, hospital units and wards which have been temporarily closed or proposed for temporary closure is not available centrally. Information about formal consultation documents issued by health authorities during the period I May 197931 December 1979 in respect of proposals for permanent closure in England is as follows:
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Region Area Hospital/Unit Type Beds Proposal (whole closure or part closure) Date formal Consultation document issued Decision (with date) by AHA (a) (b) (c) (d) (e) (f) (g) Northern None Yorkshire Humberside Westerlands children's hospital Children 27 WC 11.79 12.79 Approved Trent Sheffield Wales Court hospital Mental Health 79 WC 9.79 Derbyshire Parwich hospital Pre-convalescent 47 WC 10.79 Smedley memorial hospital Pre-convalescent 24 WC 12.79 Nottinghamshire Adbolton Hall hospital Gynac 26 WC 12.79 Langwith Lodge diabetic unit Diabetic 30 WC 10.79 Newstead hospital ESMI Geriatric Pre-convalescent 162 PC (58) 10.79 Debdale Hall hospital Pre-convalescent 37 WC 10.79 Lincolnshire Skegness and district hospital Acute Maternity 35 PC (9) 12.79 East Anglian None NW Thames Barnet Orme Lodge hospital Geriatric 22 WC 6.79 12.79 Approved Stanmore cottage hospital Geriatric 14 WC 6.79 12.79 Approved Kensington, Chelsea and Westminster Paddington day hospital at the centre for psycotherapy Psychotherapy — PC 6.79 12.79 Approved St. Columba's hospital Terminal Care 27 WC 5.79 12.79 Approved NE Thames Essex Bishop's Stortford and district hospital Acute 53 we 6.79 SE Thames Lambeth, Southwark and Lewisham Holmhurst hospital Geriatric 24 WC 11.79 12.79 Approved Kent Joyce Green hospital Acute Geriatric 621 PC (20) 9.79 12.79 618W
Region Area Hospital/Unit Type Beds Proposal (whole closure or part closure) Date formal Consultation document issued Decision (with date) by AHA (a) (b) (c) (d) (e) (f) (g) SW Thames Surrey Schiff hospital Acute Geriatric 84 WC 8.79 12.79 Approved Wessex None Oxford Berkshire Canadian Red Cross memorial hospital Acute 307 PC (50) 8.79 11.79 Approved South Western None West Midlands Hereford and Holme Lacy hospital Mental Illness 84 WC 5.79 Worcester Stretton Sugwas hospital Pre-convalescent 44 WC 12.79 Mersey Wirral Leasowe hospital Acute 123 WC 7.79 Victoria Central hospital (Surgical Unit) Mainly Acute 95 WC 9.79 Highfield maternity hospital Maternity 47 WC 9.79 Wallasey hospital for women Gynaecology 31 WC 9.79 North Western None Note: Only those proposals not agreed by the appropriate community health council have to be referred by the area health authority to the regional health authority and by the regional health authority to the Secretary of State if the former agrees with the area health authority's closure proposal. Of the proposals listed above only one had, at 31st December, been opposed by the community health council, example St Columba's hospital, London, which is under consideration by the North-West Thames regional health authority. The other proposals have been agreed by or are still under consideration by community health councils.