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
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To ask the Secretary of State for Health, which acute hospitals do not offer 24 hour, seven days a week upper gastrointestinal endoscopy.
- Answer
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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.
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- Reference
- 5830
- Session
- 2015-16
- Subjects
- Hospitals Working hours Gastrointestinal system
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