West Dorset General Hospitals Trust

Mr. Chope
To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) what steps he is taking to ensure that West Dorset General Hospitals Trust (a) improves its financial performance and (b) balances its budget;

(2) what discussions he had with the West Dorset General Hospitals Trust on his recent visit to Dorchester Hospital on the funding of redundancies.

Andy Burnham
I met with governors of the trust to hear first hand about its financial difficulties. The trust is working closely with the Department, the strategic health authority and Monitor to develop a robust plan for a sustainable financial recovery.