§ Dr. David ClarkTo ask the Secretary of State for Health if the accident and emergency department at South Tyne district hospital, South Shields, is meeting patients charter requirements for waiting times; what vacancies there are for(a) nurses, (b) junior doctors, (c) middle-range doctors and (d) consultants at the department; and if he will make a statement about the future of A and E services at the hospital. [22166]
§ Mr. HoramDetails 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 available in the Library.
Vacancies for nurses, junior doctors, middle-range doctors and consultants at the hospital are a matter for South Tyneside Health Care NHS trust. The hon. Member may wish to contact Mrs. Dorothy Blenkinsop CBE, chairman of the trust, for details.
383WAccident and emergency services in South Tyneside are a matter for South of Tyne health authority. The hon. Member may wish to contact the chairman of the authority, Mr. W. M. Darling, for details.