§ Mr. JenkinsTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what measures the NHS has introduced to improve the provision of healthcare services in Tamworth since 1 May 1997. [50644]
§ Mr. MilburnHealthcare services in South Staffordshire have benefited from significant extra resources since May 1997, including £1.7 million towards the cost of winter pressures and £3 million to fund waiting list initiatives. Premier Health National Health Service Trust has received a £178,000 share of the waiting list moneys, and aims to treat an extra 900 patients from Tamworth and the surrounding areas. Good Hope Hospital NHS Trust in Birmingham will receive £357,000 to treat an extra 500 South Staffordshire patients.
In addition to this, local people have benefited from the development of the Sir Robert Peel Hospital in Tamworth, improving the availability of community health services and out-patient facilities to the local population.