Written question asked by Lord Beamish (Labour) on Monday, 28 March 2005, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 5 April 2005. It was answered by Melanie Johnson (Labour) on Tuesday, 5 April 2005 on behalf of the Department of Health.

Dept of Health

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what discussions took place between his Department and the County Durham and Tees Valley Strategic Health Authority about reducing waiting times for scans in County Durham; what discussions took place between his Department and (a) the Chester-le-Street and Durham Primary Care Trust and (b) Derwentide Primary Care Trust concerning the reduction of waiting times for scans in County Durham.

Answer: Mr. Kevan Jones: To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) what discussions took place between his Department and the County Durham and Tees Valley strategic health authority about reducing waiting times for scans in County Durham; [224514] (2) what discussions took place between his Department and (a) the Chester-le-Street and Durham primary care trust and (b) Derwentside primary care trust concerning the reduction of waiting times for scans in County Durham. [224515] Miss Melanie Johnson: As part of the recent capacity planning exercise, the Department met with all strategic health authorities (SHAs) to discuss their plans for delivering the 2005-06 to 2007-08 public service agreements. It is for SHAs to discuss and agree these plans with their local primary care trusts. We expect these plans to be formally agreed with the Department in May.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 224514;224515; 432 c1457-8W;432 c1453-4W
Session: 2004-05
Subjects: Health services Waiting lists Screening County Durham and Tees Valley Strategic Health Authority County Durham
Link: View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk