§ Mr. Meacherasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will list all current proposed hospital closures or partial closures to which community health councils are objecting.
§ Mrs. CurrieMost proposed closures or changes of use of hospitals are agreed locally with the support of the community health council. The table gives the latest available information on where this is not the case. It lists these proposals for closure of whole or part hospitals which in August 1986 had gone to public consultation and where the local community health council's objections, together with other factors, are still under consideration either locally or by my right hon. Friend.
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Region and Hospital Number of beds Northern Silverton House (mental handicap) 20 North East Thames Herts and Essex (alcoholism unit) 10 Trent County Hospital, Louth 6 maternity North West Thames Charing Cross Hospital 8 geriatric South East Thames Orpington Hospital Accident and Emergency Maidstone Hospital 12 maternity Linton Hospital 14 elderly West Midlands Oswestry and District Accident and Emergency South Western Keynsham Hospital 12 maternity Yorkshire Wharfedale General 16 maternity