§ Mr. BlunkettTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what contributions have been agreed by the private sector to the development of a new facility at St. Bartholomew's for minor injuries; and if she will make a statement.
§ Dr. MawhinneyThere has been no agreement about what, if any, contribution the private sector might make, to the new minor injuries facility at St. Bartholomew's.
We welcome the interest the City has shown in this proposal and we will be exploring what positive and practical contribution it can make to its development.
§ Mr. SpearingTo ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to her answer of 15 December,Official Report, col. 722–23, concerning changes in certain hospital 111W provision in London, if she will list the number of accident and emergency cases dealt with by that department of St. Bartholomew's hospital in the first six months of 1993, indicating the numbers within any convenient category of treatment or severity; and how many within each such category she would expect to be dealt with in each adjacent and named accident and emergency unit which she plans to retain.
§ Dr. MawhinneyThis information is not available centrally for the first six months of 1993. However, there
Hospital GP care MIU care Accident and Emergency care Total Royal London 300 650 4,850 5,800 Homerton 250 450 2,100 2,800 Whittington 100 100 800 1,000 UCH 450 950 5,700 7,100 Guy's 50 200 2,300 2,550 St. Thomas' Smithfield Minor Injuries Unit — 9,450 — 9,450 Totals 1,150 11,800 15,750 28,700 Note: 2,450 cases are estimated to go to alternative primary care centres. In addition, a small number of cases are "lost", when an A and E department closes. In this case, an estimate of 375 "lost" cases has been made.