§ 59. Mr. Norman Atkinsonasked the Secretary of State for Social Services which hospitals in the four Thames regions are earmarked for closure or part closure; and if, in this connection, he will consider all the implications of the judgments made in the resource allocation working party report.
§ Mr. Kenneth ClarkeFormal consultation is in progress or has been completed on proposals for closure or part closure of the following hospitals in the four Thames regions:
North West Thames RHA
- All Saints' Hospital, London SE11 (Victoria HA)
- Leamington Park Hospital, London W3 (Brent HA)
- St. John's Hospital, Twickenham (Hounslow and Spelthorne HA)
- Teddington Memorial Hospital (Hounslow and Spelthorne HA)
- Uxbridge Cottage Hospital (Hillingdon HA)
- Vincent Square Day Hospital, London SW1 (Victoria HA)
- Wembley Hospital (Brent HA)
- West Hendon Hospital, London NW9 (Barnet HA)
North East Thames RHA
- Cheshunt Cottage Hospital, Hens (Enfield HA)
- Essex Hall Hospital, Colchester (North East Essex HA) Harts Hospital, Woodford Green, Essex (Waltham Forest HA)
- Lugano Nursing Home, Buckhurst Hill, Essex (Waltham Forest HA)
- Mildmay Mission Hospital, London E2 (Tower Hamlets HA)
- Prince of Wales' Hospital, London N15 (Haringey HA)
- Queen Mary's Hospital, London E15 (Newham HA)
- St. Leonard's Hospital, London N1 (City and Hackney HA)
- St. Mary's Hospital, London E13 (Newham HA)
- St. Matthews' Hospital, London N1 (City and Hackney HA)
- The German Hospital, London E8 (City and Hackney HA)
- The Mother's Hospital, London E5 (City and Hackney HA)
- The Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital (Great Portland St. Premises), London W1 (Bloomsbury HA)
South East Thames RHA
- British Hospital for Mothers and Babies, London SE18 (Greenwich HA)
- Eltham and Mottingham Hospital, London SE9 (Greenwich HA)
- Hawkenbury Hospital, Tunbridge Wells (Tunbridge Wells HA)
- Mabledon Hospital, Dartford (Dartford and Gravesham HA)
- Newhaven Valley Hospital, Newhaven (Brighton HA)
- St. Giles' Hospital, London SE5 (Camberwell HA)
- St. John's Hospital, London SE13 (Lewisham and North Southwark HA)
South West Thames RHA
- South London Hospital for Women, London SW4 (Wandsworth HA)
- Waddon Hospital, Croydon (Croydon HA)
Board of Governors of Queen Charlotte's Hospital for Women
- Convalescent Home, St. Leonards on Sea, East Sussex
Most of these proposals are being put forward on the basis that the closure of surplus or out-of-date or unsuitable hospital facilities will release resources for the development of other higher priority patient services. Under our resource allocation policies, which take full account of the views of the resource allocation working party and seek to secure a fairer distribution of health resources across the country as a whole and within regions, overall growth in resources in the Thames regions is deliberately constrained. It follows that to achieve necessary service improvements the Thames regions must make changes in existing patterns of provision.