HC Deb 16 June 1993 vol 226 cc613-4W
Mr. Redmond

To ask the Secretary of State for Health if she will list for each regional health authority, the national health service units that will not have trust status after the fourth wave of applications.

Dr. Mawhinney

The number of units not applying for trust status in the fourth wave is shown in the table. The precise number of directly managed units remaining after the fourth wave will depend on the number of fourth wave candidates approved.

Number of directly managed units (DMUs) by region not applying for trust status in the fourth wave
Region Number
East Anglian1 0
Mersey1 0
Northern1 0
North East Thames 16
Region Number
North West Thames 2
North Western1 0
Oxford1 0
South East Thames 10
South West Thames 5
South Western1 0
Trent 7
Wessex1 0
West Midlands 3
Yorkshire 1
1 All remaining DMUs have submitted applications for the fourth wave.