Written question asked by Lord Hammond of Runnymede (Conservative) on Tuesday, 1 April 2003, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 8 April 2003. It was answered by Baroness Smith of Malvern (Labour) on Tuesday, 8 April 2003 on behalf of the Department of Health.

Dept of Health

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will make available to the Ashford and St Peter's Hospitals NHS Trust additional funding to enable the trust to implement immediately the recommendations of the Commission for Health Improvement report on maternity services at the hospitals, published on 31st March.

Answer: Mr. Hammond: To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will make available to the Ashford and St. Peter's Hospitals NHS trust additional funding to enable the trust to implement immediately the recommendations of the Commission for Health Improvement report on maternity services at the hospitals, published on 31 March. [107198] Jacqui Smith: The Department welcomes the publication of the Commission for Health Improvement (CHI) report into maternity services at the Ashford and St. Peter's Hospitals national health service trust. We are currently considering the recommendations contained in the report and will make a formal response shortly. However, it is a matter for the trust, working with the strategic health authority, to produce and implement an action plan for the CHI recommendations relating to the trust.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 403 c231W; 107198
Session: 2002-03
Subjects: Hospitals Finance NHS trusts Standards Maternity services Surrey Ashford and St Peter's Hospitals NHS Trust
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