Written question asked by Paul Marsden (Labour) on Tuesday, 18 July 2000, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 25 July 2000. It was answered by Baroness Stuart of Edgbaston (Labour) on Tuesday, 25 July 2000 on behalf of the Department of Health.

Dept of Health

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what proposals he has received from the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital for a new medical assessment unit to be funded from the A&E Modernisation Fund; and if he will make a statement. - Includes figures.

Answer: Mr. Paul Marsden: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what proposals he has received from the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital for a new medical assessment unit to be funded from the A&E Modernisation Fund; and if he will make a statement. [131702] Ms Stuart: Royal Shrewsbury Hospitals National Health Service Trust was allocated £600,000 in the first tranche of accident and emergency modernisation moneys in June 1999. The approved proposals included the development of an assessment unit, decontamination facilities and improved security. Further bids have been invited in June of this year to be funded from an additional £35 million made available nationally, and the trust have applied for funding totalling £2.2 million for an emergency assessment unit, which incorporates a medical assessment unit NHS Executive regional offices are in the process of assessing the applications received. As yet, no decisions have been made nationally on the allocation of this latest tranche of accident and emergency modernisation moneys.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 354 c501W; 131702
Session: 1999-00
Subjects: Finance Modernisation Accident and emergency departments Royal Shrewsbury Hospital
Contains statistics: Yes
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