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Richmond upon Thames Liberal Democrats:Covering the constituencies of Twickenham and Richmond Park |
True quizzed on Teddington Hospital
December 23, 2011 12:51 PM
• [Dec 13] Written question from Cllr Knight to the Leader of the Council: "DOES the Administration support the application by Hounslow and Richmond Community Healthcare NHS Trust for Foundation Trust Status, including the continuing ownership and management of Teddington Memorial Hospital (TMH)?"
• Written answer from Cllr True: "The previous and the current administration, along with other stakeholders, including GPs and patient and carer groups, fought for the creation of Hounslow & Richmond Community Healthcare NHS Trust (HRCH) as the best option to provide responsive local community services. In line with NHS requirements, HRCH must apply for Foundation Trust status, or face the possibility of being merged with another NHS body. Given that NHS Trust status gives us the best chance of retaining our local provider and a flourishing local community hospital at Teddington, this administration supports their application.
With regard to ownership of the Teddington Memorial Hospital (TMH) site, we understand that the viability of the Trust's application relies on ownership of this asset and furthermore that there is currently no legal mechanism for ownership of the site to pass outside the NHS. For these reasons we are supportive of ownership remaining with The Trust, but will work with NHS colleagues and other partners to ensure that we have active involvement and influence in any considerations about future use of the site, and to ensure the continuation of the hospital's important role in providing local health services. This includes Cabinet member representation on the newly established TMH Advisory Committee. Ultimately it will be for the GP led Clinical Commissioning Group to decide the services it commissions from HRCH, including services at TMH"
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