Closure Of Emergency Clinic At Maudsley Hospital

EDM number 656 in 2006-07, proposed by Simon Hughes on 16/01/2007.

That this House regrets the decision of the Secretary of State for Health to accept proposals to close the emergency clinic at Maudsley Hospital announced on 12th January 2007; regrets that this decision has been taken despite the opposition of many users of the service, many professionals in south London mental health services and many members of the public and the local press including in particular the south London press, as well as all five local hon. Members for Lambeth and Southwark, Lambeth and Southwark councillors and the Lambeth and Southwark Joint Health Scrutiny Committee; is relieved and grateful that King's College Hospital Trust has offered to create and provide a designated space at King's College Hospital, adjacent to the accident and emergency department, which will provide a safe and segregated area and around the clock service for mental health users who require assessment, and to employ the staff of the present emergency clinic in the replacement service; understands that the capital and revenue funding for this is not secure; and calls on the Government to provide the necessary new capital and revenue funding for King's College NHS Trust to ensure no interruption in 24 hour emergency service for all users of mental health services in South London.

This motion has been signed by a total of 29 MPs.