§ 29. Mr. Edwin Wainwrightasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if, in view of public concern in the Dearne area at the decrease in facilities at the Mexborough Montagu hospital, he will take action to bring the hospital up to a reasonable general hospital standard.
§ Dr. VaughanThe Montagu hospital, Mexborough is managed by Rotherham area health authority (AHA) but treats patients from the areas of Barnsley, Doncaster and Rotherham AHAs. Last May the Trent regional healthauthority (RHA) resolved that the hospital should be developed as a general hospital, providing as full a range of general acute services as possible within the resources available. The RHA will discuss plans for implementing that resolution with those concerned locally, including the three AHAs.