That this House views with concern the news that nearly one thousand cancer patients attending the North Staffs Royal Infirmary have been receiving inadequate treatment over a period of nine years; expresses its great sympathy for the 447 patients still living and the families of the 500 patients who have died in that period; and calls on Her Majesty's Government to set up a Department of Health inquiry to establish whether other health authorities with similar equipment have had comparable problems; whether there has been any criminal negligence; what role the Department's Inspectorate has played; and to determine the legal and financial liabilities of the health authority, of the Government and, if relevant in the future, of health trusts when faced with comparable claims for damages.

That this House views with concern the news that nearly one thousand cancer patients attending the North Staffs Royal Infirmary have been receiving inadequate treatment over a period of nine years; expresses its great sympathy for the 447 patients still living and the families of the 500 patients who have...

That this House deplores the decision by the Yorkshire Regional Health Authority to withdraw the mass miniature radiography unit; points out that this form of preventative medicine is an important part of monitoring the health of workers in the chemical and other industries; and calls on the Secretary of State to reinstate the service forthwith.

That this House deplores the decision by the Yorkshire Regional Health Authority to withdraw the mass miniature radiography unit; points out that this form of preventative medicine is an important part of monitoring the health of workers in the chemical and other industries; and calls on the Secretary of State...

That this House is appalled at the announcement that domestic pets are to be treated in the Bath Royal United Hospital radiotherapy unit; notes with alarm the recent Press reports that the treatment of cancer patients in Britain is comparable with Third World treatment standards; demands to know why patients awaiting cancer treatment elsewhere in the country are not being referred to Bath; calls for an urgent investigation into the mechanism of the internal market and extra contractual referrals; and instructs the Secretary of State for Health immediately to investigate the current situation at the Bath Royal United Hospital and make an urgent statement to Parliament.

That this House is appalled at the announcement that domestic pets are to be treated in the Bath Royal United Hospital radiotherapy unit; notes with alarm the recent Press reports that the treatment of cancer patients in Britain is comparable with Third World treatment standards; demands to know why patients...