§ Mr. Norman Atkinsonasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will list the hospitals within the north-east Thames regional health authority area which are either scheduled to close or are threatened with full or partial closure; and if he has taken these into account when announcing his revenue and capital assumptions for National Health Service planning purposes.
§ Mr. Kenneth ClarkeFormal consultation is in progress or has been completed on closure proposals for the following hospitals in the North-East Thames region:
- Cheshunt cottage hospital
- Essex Hall hospital, Colchester
- Harts hospital, Woodford Green
- Lugano nursing home, Buckhurst Hill
- Mildmay mission hospital, Shoreditch
- Prince of Wales's hospital, Tottenham
- Queen Mary's hospital, Newham
- St. Leonard's hospital, London N1
- St. Mary's hospital, Newham
- St. Matthew's hospital, London N1
- The German hospital, Dalston
- The Mother's hospital, Lower Clapton
- The Royal National orthopaedic hospital, Great Portland
- St. Premises
Most of these proposals are being put forward on the basis that the closure of surplus or out-of-date or unsuitable hospital facilities will release resources for the development of other higher priority patient services. Long-term resource assumptions have been determined in such a way as to move towards a fairer distribution of health resources between different regions of the country.