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Written question asked by Elliot Colburn (Conservative) on Tuesday, 11 February 2020, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 13 February 2020. It was answered by Edward Argar (Conservative) on Friday, 14 February 2020 on behalf of the Department of Health and Social Care.


Hospitals: Sutton

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what comparative assessment his Department has made of patient travel times to each of the location options for the Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals and Royal Marsden NHS Trusts proposed specialist emergency care hospital.

Answer

A consultation is currently underway. The consultation document sets out potential improvements in clinical outcomes for patients under three different options. This includes a new specialist emergency care hospital.

The potential impact of the proposals on accessibility and travel times has been analysed as part of the consultation process and further detail can be found at the following link:

https://improvinghealthcaretogether.org.uk/?s=baseline+travel+analysis

The attached table shows the finished consultant episodes (FCE) and average age in Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust and The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust for the last three years.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
630
Session
2019-21
Attachment
pq627, 629, 630, 631 table
Grouped for answer
Yes
Subjects
Construction Hospitals Patients Travel Sutton
Link
View this Written question on www.parliament.uk