Mersey Regional Health Authority

HC Deb 22 October 1992 vol 212 cc370-1W

Mr. Wareing

To ask the Secretary of State for Health if she will make a statement on the visit of the Minister for Health to the Mersey regional health authority headquarters on 21 September; what subjects were discussed; and what proposals were made.

Dr. Mawhinney

I visited Mersey regional health authority headquarters on 21 September as part of my programme of visits to regions throughout the country. While in Mersey, I also visited the Countess of Chester hospital and the Liverpool drug dependency clinic. I met a cross-section of staff and discussed a range of different subjects.

Mr. Wareing

To ask the Secretary of State for Health if she will make a statement on the visit of the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Health to the Mersey region on 1 October.

Mr. Sackville

I visited Mersey region on 1 October as part of my programme of visits to regions throughout the country. I visited the regional headquarters, Mersey Regional Ambulance Service NHS Trust, Walton Centre for Neurology and Neurosurgery NHS Trust, Royal Liverpool Children's Hospital NHS Trust and Princes Park health centre. I met a cross-section of staff and discussed a range of different subjects.