§ Mr. Paul MarsdenTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many of the respondees to the consultation on merger between the Royal Shrewsbury and Princess Royal Hospitals were(a) in favour of and (b) against merger. [109698]
§ Mr. LammyThe consultation on the proposed merger between the Royal Shrewsbury Hospitals National Health Service Trust and the Princess Royal Hospital NHS Trust resulted in a total of 321 responses. Fifty three of these responses were letters and 268 responses were received on the response slip attached to the consultation document.
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Primary Diagnosis (ICD10 COO-D48) Cancer (neoplasms) Main operation (OPCS4 W37 to W39) Hip Replacement Operations, (OPCS4 KOI to K71) Heart Operations & Procedures. Cumulative Count of Finished In Year Admission episodes, admissions from waiting list and booked cases by waiting time group NHS Hospitals, Suffolk HA 1997–98 to 2001–02 by Trust Trust Code Trust Diagnosis/Operation Under 3 months More than 3 months More than 6 months More than 9 months More than 12 months 1997–98 RGQ Ipswich Hospital NHS Trust Cancer (Neoplasms) 24 22 21 16 15 RGQ Ipswich Hospital NHS Trust Heart Operations 50 — — — — RGQ Ipswich Hospital NHS Trust Replacement of Hip Joint 42 137 112 88 63 RGR West Suffolk Hospitals NHS Trust Cancer (Neoplasms) 6 36 24 17 3 RGR West Suffolk Hospitals NHS Trust Heart Operations 10 — — — — RGR West Suffolk Hospitals NHS Trust Replacement of Hip Joint 27 160 108 65 31 1998–99 RGQ Ipswich Hospital NHS Trust Cancer (Neoplasms) 21 31 25 11 7 RGQ Ipswich Hospital NHS Trust Heart Operations 69 1— — — — RGQ Ipswich Hospital NHS Trust Replacement of Hip Joint 55 147 111 85 59 RGR West Suffolk Hospitals NHS Trust Cancer (Neoplasms) 10 40 26 14 9 RGR West Suffolk Hospitals NHS Trust Heart Operations 8 1— 1— 1— 1— RGR West Suffolk Hospitals NHS Trust Replacement of Hip Joint 33 158 107 61 36 1999–2000 RGQ Ipswich Hospital NHS Trust Cancer (Neoplasms) 17 31 26 18 11 RGQ Ipswich Hospital NHS Trust Heart Operations 55 12 1— — — RGQ Ipswich Hospital NHS Trust Replacement of Hip Joint 60 147 120 88 54 RGR West Suffolk Hospitals NHS Trust Cancer (Neoplasms) 15 34 28 26 18 RGR West Suffolk Hospitals NHS Trust Heart Operations 19 — — — — RGR West Suffolk Hospitals NHS Trust Replacement of Hip Joint 23 151 131 104 60 Thirty three written responses and 230 response slips supported the merger proposal. Eleven written responses and 38 response slips opposed the merger.
A further nine written responses were received which gave a qualified support to the proposal.