P WILSON asked whether money from the sale of hospital sites such as the City Hospital in York is ploughed back into NHS resources (Letters, February 9). The answer is yes.

All income from the sale of the City Hospital site was used for development within the York Health Services Trust.

George T Wood,

Deputy Chief Executive,

York Health Services,

Bootham Park, York.

Updated: 10:23 Thursday, March 07, 2002