§ Mrs. EllmanTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what the catchment area is for patients for(a) Royal Liverpool University Hospital, (b) Royal Aintree Hospital, Liverpool, (c) Women"s Hospital, Liverpool, (d) Cardiothoracic Centre, Liverpool, (e) Alderley Hospital Trust, Liverpool and (f) the Neurological Unit, Walton. [110942]
§ Jacqui Smith[holding answer 6 May 2003]The information requested has been provided in the table.
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Analysis of Specified NHS Trusts and the Local PCT Populations NHS Trust Local PCTs PCT Population Aggregate PCT Population
Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen University NHS Trust Central Liverpool 346,119 604,587 North Liverpool 146,550 South Liverpool 111,918 University Hospital Aintree Knowsley 207,934 South Sefton 180,226 508,508 Southport and Formby 120,348
NHS Trust Strategic Health Authority
Population
Royal Liverpool Children"s Trust 2,611,001 Cardiothoracic Centre NHS Trust Liverpool Women"s Hospital NHS Trust Walton Centre for Neurology NHS Trust Notes:
(i) There will be significant numbers of patients referred from the
PCTs identified above to other healthcare providers; (ii) The
Trusts (acute and specialist) identified above will provide
healthcare to a number ofother commissioners, and this will not
be restricted to England; (iii) Specialist Trusts provide a very
limited range of services across the Strategic Health Authority;
and (iv) Due to the above it is not possible to calculate catchment
populations in the format requested.
Source:
Cheshire and Merseyside Strategic Health Authority