§ Mr. SedgemoreTo ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will ensure that the independent review panel considering the future of St. Bartholomew's hospital will be allowed a fully day for visits and discussions at the hospital. [12294]
§ Mr. MilburnThe review panel visited the Royal Hospitals NHS trust on 4 September 1997 for a full day. This included visits to the St. Bartholomew's hospital and Royal London hospital sites. The members of the panel also made further visits to the London chest hospital, St. Bartholomew's and other London sites later that month.
§ Mr. SedgemoreTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the arrangements made by the Royal Hospitals NHS trust for the independent review panel to visit St. Bartholomew's hospital. [12293]
§ Mr. MilburnMinisters have not been involved in the detailed arrangements made for visits by the independent review panel, but we understand that the arrangements for the panel's visit to the Royal Hospitals NHS trust on 4 September 1997 were satisfactory.