Written question asked by Lord Beamish (Labour) on Thursday, 3 March 2005, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Friday, 18 March 2005. It was answered by Lord Hutton of Furness (Labour) on Friday, 18 March 2005 on behalf of the Department of Health.

Dept of Health

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health, for what reasons the decision was taken to site the Alliance Medicals mobile scanner at James Cook Hospital, Middlesbrough rather than at University Hospital, North Durham; and who took the decision.

Answer: Mr. Kevan Jones: To ask the Secretary of State for Health for what reasons the decision was taken to site the Alliance Medicals mobile scanner at James Cook Hospital, Middlesbrough rather than at University Hospital, North Durham; and who took the decision. [220843] Mr. Hutton: The James Cook Hospital was the closest available site which had immediate access to a power and water supply in the grounds of the hospital where mobile scanner units are normally sited. The decision to site the scanner at James Cook Hospital was taken by the local radiology manager, in conjunction with Alliance Medical. Alliance Medical is investigating the possibility of locating a mobile scanner unit in the North Durham area, ideally on a primary care site, which has a suitable power and water supply available in the grounds of the site.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 432 c523-4W; 220843
Session: 2004-05
Subjects: Hospitals Location Medical equipment Tomography Magnetic resonance imagers County Durham James Cook University Hospital
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