HC Deb 26 November 2001 vol 375 cc720-1W
Mr. Jack

To ask the Secretary of State for Health for each acute hospital trust in the north west region, what is(a) the size of population it serves, (b) the number of CT and MRI scanners available, (c) the number of each type of scanner per thousand head of population served by each trust and (d) the age of each scanner. [11888]

Jacqui Smith

[holding answer 6 November 2001]: The table details the CT and MRI Scanners in acute hospital trusts within the north west region and the age of each. Information is not available on the population served by each trust.

However, the 45 CT and 24 MRI scanners in the north west region serve a population of approximately 6.6 million people. This equates to figures of approximately 6.8 CT and 3.6 MRI scanners per million head of population. English national average figures are approximately six CT and four MRI scanners per million head of population.

CT MRI: North West region—October 2001
Trust Hospital CT installed MRI installed
Tameside Acute Care NHST Tameside General Hospital 2000 No MRI
Trafford Healthcare NHST Trafford General Hospital 1995 No MRI
Walton Centre for Neurology and Neurosurgery NHST Walton Centre for Neurology and Neurosurgery 21993 1991, 1998, 1996
Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Health Services NHST Royal Albert Edward Infirmary 1999 No MRI
Wirral Hospital NHST Arrowe Park Hospital 2000 No MRI
1 CT Recently installed under central programme
2 CT will be replaced under central programme and installed by 2003
3 Allocated under New Opportunities Fund (NOF) cancer initiative

Note:

National allocations of a further 50 additional CT scanners and 50 additional MRI scanners, as outlined in the NHS Cancer Plan, have not yet been made and are therefore not included in this list