HC Deb 22 March 1996 vol 274 c383W
Mr. Olner

To ask the Secretary of State for Health.(1) if he will make a statement on the success of the accident and emergency department at George Eliot hospital, Nuneaton, in meeting patients charter requirements for waiting times; [22243]

(2) if he will make a statement about the future of accident and emergency services at the George Eliot hospital, Nuneaton; [22246]

(3) what vacancies there are for nurses, junior doctors, middle-range doctors and consultants in the accident and emergency department at George Eliot hospital, Nuneaton. [22244]

Mr. Horam

Details of the proportion of patients assessed within five minutes of arrival in accident and emergency departments are contained in the NHS performance guide 1994–95, copies of which are in the Library.

Vacancies for nurses, junior doctors, middle-range doctors and consultants at the hospital are a matter for the George Eliot Hospital NHS trust. The hon. Member may wish to contact Mr. D. Hopkins, chairman of the trust, for details.

Accident and emergency services in the Nuneaton area are a matter for Warwickshire health authority. The hon. Member may wish to contact the chairman of the authority, Mr. G. N. Jackson, for details.