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Written question asked by Andrew Murrison (Conservative) on Tuesday, 7 July 2015, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 9 July 2015. It was answered by Ben Gummer (Conservative) on Wednesday, 15 July 2015 on behalf of the Department of Health.


Gastrointestinal System

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, which acute hospitals do not offer 24 hour, seven days a week upper gastrointestinal endoscopy.

Answer

The Department does not hold this information centrally. However, the recent report Gastrointestinal Haemorrhage: Time to Get Control? published by the National Confidential Enquiry into Patient Outcome and Death on 3 July 2015 found that 32% (60/185) of hospitals admitting gastrointestinal bleed patients did not have a 24/7 endoscopy service.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
5830
Session
2015-16
Subjects
Hospitals Working hours Gastrointestinal system
Link
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