Written question asked by Jeremy Corbyn (Labour) on Monday, 21 June 2004, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 29 June 2004. It was answered by Lord Hutton of Furness (Labour) on Tuesday, 29 June 2004 on behalf of the Department of Health.

Dept of Health

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what information he has on the level of public participation in elections to the Consultative Board of University College Hospital since the announcement that it has become a foundation hospital. - Inc figures.

Answer: Jeremy Corbyn: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what information he has on the level of public participation in elections to the Consultative Board of University College Hospital since the announcement that it has become a foundation hospital. [180334] Mr. Hutton: The independent regulator of national health service foundation trusts has placed University College London Hospitals NHS Trust in the list of wave 1 applications for 1 July authorisation. The trust has informed the Department that 32 per cent. of the 15,100 public and patient members participated in the elections earlier this year for the 17 public/patients' positions on the trust's members' council (board of governors). The trust's membership is increasing and has risen to over 23,000.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 180334; 423 c167W
Session: 2003-04
Subjects: Elections Governing bodies Public participation University College Hospital
Contains statistics: Yes
Link: View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk