§ Mr. Peter AinsworthTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what reports he has received about financial irregularities at Lifecare NHS Trust; and if he will make a statement. [62780]
§ Mr. MilburnThe police are investigating a number of financial irregularities at Lifecare National Health Service Trust. The chairman has resigned and the chief executive and finance director have taken special leave during the continuing police investigation.
South Thames Regional Office of the National Health Service Executive has asked the chairman of Surrey Oaklands NHS Trust to look urgently into the corporate governance and management arrangements within Lifecare NHS Trust.