Written question asked by Annette Brooke (Liberal Democrat) on Tuesday, 26 October 2004, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 3 November 2004. It was answered by Baroness Winterton of Doncaster (Labour) on Wednesday, 3 November 2004 on behalf of the Department of Health.

Dept of Health

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will make a statement on the provision of spinal surgery for people living in the Poole and Bournemouth area; what provision of spinal surgery is available for people living in the Poole and Bournemouth area. - (Holding answer 2 November 2004).

Answer: Mrs. Brooke: To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) if he will make a statement on the provision of spinal surgery for people living in the Poole and Bournemouth area; [194549] (2) what provision of spinal surgery is available for people living in the Poole and Bournemouth area. [194550] Ms Rosie Winterton :[holding answer 2 November 2004]: It is the responsibility of primary care trusts (PCTs), in conjunction with their strategic health authorities, to assess the health care needs of their population and commission in-patient services, including specialist facilities such as spinal injury units. The national health service organisations responsible for planning and commissioning spinal surgery in the Bournemouth and Poole areas are the Bournemouth Teaching PCT, the Poole PCT and the South and East Dorset PCT. I am informed that these PCTs have adequate and effective commissioning arrangements in place for the provision of prompt and clinically appropriate services, including spinal surgery.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 426 c326W; 194549;194550
Session: 2003-04
Subjects: Bournemouth Primary care trusts Surgery Neurology Dorset Poole Spinal injuries
Link: View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk