§ 44. Mr. SpellerTo ask the Secretary of State for Health when he will pay the outstanding portion of compensation to those damaged by excessive doses of radiation administered as chemotherapy at the Royal Devon and Exeter hospital, Exeter; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mrs. Virginia BottomleySettlements are being reached under agreed arrangements between Exeter health authority and representatives of the patients concerned. Some settlements have been made and others are expected to follow shortly. Meanwhile agreed "out of pocket" expenses have been paid without delay.
§ 63. Sir Peter EmeryTo ask the Secretary of State for Health on what basis the two senior physicians, who were responsible for the errors that resulted in 207 patients receiving a severe overdose of radiation, have been granted compensation for the loss of their jobs; and how much compensation has been awarded to each individual.
§ Mrs. Virginia BottomleyThe severance arrangements for the two physicists concerned are a matter for Exeter health authority.