Written question asked by Lindsay Hoyle (Labour) on Monday, 11 October 2004, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 20 October 2004. It was answered by Melanie Johnson (Labour) on Wednesday, 20 October 2004 on behalf of the Department of Health.

Dept of Health

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many hours a day on average the operating theatre at Chorley and South Ribble Hospital was available for use in each of the last three years; and what the proposed availability is for the next three years; how many emergency medical patients have been transferred for operations from Chorley to Preston in each of the last three years; how many trauma patients were taken to the Royal Preston Hospital from the Chorley and South Ribble catchment area in the last 12 months; how many patients are expected to be treated at (a) Preston and (b) Chorley Hospital under the proposed new arrangements for emergency medical surgery and gynaecology; if he will list the services which are proposed for transfer from Chorley and South Ribble Hospital to Royal Preston Hospital. - Information not collected centrally.

Answer: Mr. Hoyle: To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) how many hours a day on average the operating theatre at Chorley and South Ribble Hospital was available for use in each of the last three years; and what the proposed availability is for the next three years; [190797] (2) how many emergency medical patients have been transferred for operations from Chorley to Preston in each of the last three years; [190800] (3) how many trauma patients were taken to the Royal Preston hospital from the Chorley and South Ribble catchment area in the last 12 months; [190802] (4) how many patients are expected to be treated at (a) Preston and (b) Chorley hospital under the proposed new arrangements for emergency medical surgery and gynaecology; [190822] (5) if he will list the services which are proposed for transfer from Chorley and South Ribble hospital to Royal Preston hospital. [190823] Miss Melanie Johnson: This information is not collected centrally.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 425 c788-9W; 190797;190800;190802;190822;190823
Session: 2003-04
Subjects: Admissions Patients Surgery Accident and emergency departments Chorley and South Ribble Hospital Royal Preston Hospital
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