§ Sir John GorstTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what proportion of ambulances reach a patient in Barnet within the patients charter target of 14 minutes; and what proportion of emergencies were taken to(a) Edgware general hospital and (b) Barnet general hospital in each year since 1990.
§ Mr. SackvilleThis information is not available centrally. My hon. Friend may wish to contact the chief executive of the London ambulance service, Mr. Martin Gorham.
§ Sir John GorstTo ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) what are the estimated cost and future savings of closing the accident and emergency unit at Edgware general hospital;
(2) what is the population currently served by (a) Edgware general hospital and (b) Barnet general hospital;
(3) what plans there are to treat sufferers of dementia by the creation of a new unit at Edgware general hospital; and what representations she has received from the Barnet branch of the Alzheimer's Disease Council on the subject.
§ Mr. SackvilleThis information is not available centrally. The hon. Member may wish to contact the chairman of Barnet health authority, Mr. Brian Salinger, for details. I have no record of a representation from the Barnet Alzheimer's Disease Council.
§ Sir John GorstTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what representations she has received from the Wellhouse Trust concerning the level of resources at Barnet general hospital in the light of the increase in the number of in-patients from the Edgware area.
§ Mr. SackvilleNone.