§ 33. Mr. Remnantasked the Minister of Health what inquiries have been made into the treatment for hæmophilia devised by Dr. W. A. Timperley, Sheffield, details of which have been sent to him; and what steps he has taken to assess the value of this treatment.
§ Mr. Iain MacleodThis treatment has been investigated by the Medical Research Council on three separate occasions, care being taken to follow the technique recommended by Dr. Timperley. In 1539 every case the Council's investigators have failed to find any evidence in support of the claims made.
§ Mr. RemnantDoes not my right hon. Friend appreciate that there are patients who can definitely state that they are receiving benefit from this treatment? If the Medical Research Council wish to substantiate their statement, can they put forward an alternative?
§ Mr. MacleodI do not dispute what my hon. Friend has said. The treatment, I understand, can be prescribed under the general medical service if a doctor happens to think it suitable. But it is undoubtedly true, from the information I have been given—I may add that Dr. Timperley was given a grant in 1937 by the Medical Research Council—that the fullest investigation has taken place into this claim.