§ Mr. Cartwrightasked the Secretary of State for Social Services when he decided that there should be public consultation on the South-East Thames regional health authority's proposal to remove the neuro-sciences unit from the Brook hospital, Woolwich; what form the consultation will take; and who will be responsible for undertaking it.
§ Mr. WhitneyIt has always been the intention that full public consultation would take place on this proposal. We asked the regional health authority in August 1985 to ensure that consultation took place before the regional health authority sought the Department's approval in principle for a new unit. The regional health authority has agreed that details of the major options considered will be set out in the consultation document. It is for the Greenwich health authority and South-East Thames regional health authority to decide whether to undertake a joint consultation exercise.