§ Lord Mason of Barnsleyasked Her Majesty's Government:
What are the catchment areas of Guy's Hospital and St. Thomas' Hospital.
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department of Health (Baroness Cuimberlege)Lambeth, Southwark and Lewisham Health Commission is the major local purchaser of services from the Guy's and St. Thomas' Hospital Trust. The trust also has contracts with several other inner London health authorities, with general practitioner fundholders, and with other health authorities in other parts of the country.