HC Deb 25 January 1994 vol 236 c234W
26. Mr. Welsh

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many hospital trust board meetings have been open to the press and the public since 1992.

Dr. Mawhinney

Trusts are not required to hold their board meetings in public. Each trust is required to hold an annual public meeting at which it presents its annual report, audited accounts and any report made on those accounts by the auditor.

Many trusts go beyond the minimum requirements on public access. Detailed information is not held centrally.

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