§ 24. Mrs. Bainasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what recent representations he has received on the avail ability of kidney dialysis units and kidney donations according to health board areas.
§ Mr. EnnalsThe numbers of representations received by regional health authority areas from hon. Members and 581W from the general public are set out below. Most of the representations related to the national situation rather than to local problems. I have also received a deputation from the All Party Disablement Group and several representations from the British Kidney Patients Association.
I am concerned to improve services for kidney patients and indicated various measures I am taking in my reply to a Question from my hon. Friend, the Member for Stoke-on-Trent, South (Mr. Ashley) on 7th February.—[Vol. 943, c. 1214–6.]
Regional Health Authority Public Hon. Member Total Northern … 5 7 12 Yorkshire … 10 9 19 Trent … 14 10 24 East Anglia … 3 9 12 North West Thames … 5 14 19 North East Thames … 12 11 23 South East Thames … 11 6 17 South West Thames … 10 14 24 Wessex … 8 16 24 Oxford … 5 7 12 South Western … 7 8 15 West Midlands … 7 20 27 Mersey … 12 8 20 North Western … 7 5 12 Total … 116 144 260