Written question asked by Lord Lansley (Conservative) on Wednesday, 1 April 2009, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 20 April 2009. It was answered by Mike O'Brien (Labour) on Tuesday, 21 July 2009 on behalf of the Department of Health.
Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust
- Question
- To ask the Secretary of State for Health on what date his Department agreed to support Mid Staffordshire General Hospitals NHS Trust in its application for foundation trust status; which Minister took this decision; and if he will place in the Library a copy of his Department's analysis used as the basis for making that decision.
- Answer
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[holding answer 20 April 2009]: The application from Mid Staffordshire General Hospitals NHS Trust secured the then Secretary of State's support on 22 June 2007. The decision was taken on her behalf by the then Minister of State for Delivery and Reform.We are placing in the Library the following analyses from May/June 2007:"an "application assessment"; this is a completed template summarising relevant information about the applicant;""a note containing unpublished provisional data on Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and C. difficile; this is an extract from a longer note containing similar information about other applicants considered at the same time;""a table summarising the trust's position in respect of three questions; the table has been redacted to remove the details of other applicants considered at the same time;""a financial due diligence report prepared by an external accounting firm; the report has been redacted to remove commercially sensitive information; and""a submission from officials to the Minister which includes a recommendation to support the application; the submission has been redacted to remove (i) a "Restricted" marking, (ii) information about applicants other than Mid Staffordshire, and (iii) the names of junior officials."
Secondary information
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- Reference
- 496 c1593-4W; 269098
- Session
- 2008-09
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- Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust
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