§ Mr. Reynoldsasked the Minister of Health which hospitals provide specialist treatment for renal diseases; and how many of them have adopted the methods used at the special unit in Pembury Hospital, Kent.
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§ Mr. Walker-SmithSpecialist treatment for renal diseases is available at general hospitals in all parts of the country. The choice of a particular method of treatment must be the responsibility of the consultant in charge of the patient, and I have no information of the extent to which the practice at Pembury Hospital is followed elsewhere.
§ Mr. Reynoldsasked the Minister of Health how many patients were treated in the renal unit at Pembury Hospital, Kent, from the creation of the unit to the latest possible date; how many of these were given out-patient treatment only; and how many of them resided outside the area of the responsible regional hospital board.
§ Mr. Walker-SmithI regret that separate figures giving this information are not available.