HL Deb 26 January 1998 vol 585 c7WA
Lord Shepherd

asked Her Majesty's Government:

What was the outcome of the review of Edgware Hospital. [HL304]

Baroness Jay of Paddington

Following Barnet Health Authority's review of local health services to be provided from the Edgware Hospital site, the health authority has now submitted the recommendations from the review. We are pleased that the process of public consultation adopted by the health authority has achieved a considerable degree of local support and a high level of consensus on the range of services to be provided.

The review has produced workable proposals about the general direction and future of the Edgware Community Hospital. Barnet Health Authority and the Barnet Healthcare National Health Service Trust, working closely with representatives of the local community, will now need to develop these proposals in more detail to satisfy the formal approval processes.