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Dept of Health

Answer

Mr. Paul Marsden: To ask the Secretary of State for Health when the funding will be provided for the medical assessment unit at the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital; what the expected completion date is, and if he will make a statement. [154461] Yvette Cooper: Funding has been made available for a £1.1 million Medical Assessment Unit (MAU) at the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital National Health Service Trust{1}. In December 2000 the West Midlands Regional Office of the NHS Executive gave approval to the strategic outline case to vacate Royal Shrewsbury Hospital Copthorne South site, leading to replacement of the poor ward accommodation and education facilities with newer facilities on Copthorne North. This is a recognised priority for the trust. The MAU, which will be based on Copthorne North, is also a priority for the trust, but needs to be considered within the context of the wider development of facilities on Copthorne North. The timetable for this can be established more clearly once the outline business case has been received from the trust and approval given. {1} Funded by the national accident and emergency modernisation initiative. This will enable the establishment of a MAU at both the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital and the Princess Royal Hospital, Telford.

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

154461; 365 c453-4W;365 c455-7W

Session

2000-01

Subjects

Finance Modernisation Accident and emergency departments Royal Shrewsbury Hospitals NHS Trust Royal Shrewsbury Hospital

Contains statistics

Yes

Link

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