§ Mr. Pavittasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will publish in the Official Report the financial and administrative arrangements for transferring blood collected by the National Blood Transfusion Service for the use of private patients in pay beds and those in private hospitals.
§ Mr. MoyleNo separate financial and administrative arrangements apply to blood used by private patients in NHS hospitals. Daily charges are inclusive of accommodation and all services. Where blood is supplied to a private hospital or nursing home no charge is made for the blood itself, but where circumstances justify a charge may be made for the pathological and other services involved.
§ Mr. Pavittasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if there is any departmental practice which bars senior officials of the National Blood Transfusion Service from serving on the board of directors of a private hospital or on organisations providing private patient hospital cover.
§ Mr. MoyleSenior officials of the National Blood Transfusion Service are employees of the NHS authorities. No instructions issued by my Department bar them from undertaking such activities.