§ 29. Mr. WilkinsonTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what responsibilities for hospital administration the Eastern Regional Executive of the National Health Service retains in Greater London. [85026]
§ Mr. DenhamThe Eastern Regional Office of the National Health Service Executive has overall responsibility for Mount Vernon and Watford Hospitals NHS Trust. Mount Vernon Hospital is in Greater London and the management of its local acute services will transfer to Hillingdon Hospital NHS Trust with effect from 1 July. Hillingdon Hospital Trust comes under the London Regional Office.
Plastics surgery and burns and cancer services will continue to be managed by the Mount Vernon and Watford Hospitals NHS Trust. These are the subject of reviews on how best these services can be delivered to a wide population in the Eastern, London and South East regions.