§ Mr. Cohenasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will seek to lift the immunity from
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Haemodialysis Peritoneal dialysis Hospital Home IPD CAPD Total 1. NORTHERN Royal Victoria infirmary, Newcastle 79 26 8 130 243 South Cleveland hospital, Middlesbrough 38 41 0 19 98 Royal infirmary, Sunderland 58 0 9 16 83 Totals 175 67 17 165 424 2. YORKSHIRE Royal infirmary, Hull 25 53 2 34 114 St. James' hospital, Leeds 71 55 0 56 182 General infirmary, Leeds 16 0 3 35 54 Totals 112 108 5 125 350 3. TRENT Royal Hallamshire hospital, Sheffield 52 115 0 83 250 City hospital, Nottingham 25 36 0 59 120 General hospital, Leicester 42 57 0 62 161 City hospital, Derby 13 53 0 5 71 prosecution for Crown property such as hospitals alleged to have inadequate environmental health standards: and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. John PattenI understand that the hon. Member is concerned about hygiene standards in the kitchens of NHS hospitals. In Health Circular HC(77)24 health authorities were told to give environmental health officers "open access" to their catering departments, to comply with the relevant regulations and not to use Crown immunity as a reason for failing to ensure that the standards prescribed by the regulations are met. We shall consider whether further action is required when the report of the inquiry into the outbreak of food poisoning at the Stanley Royd hospital, Wakefield is received.