§ Mr. Pavittasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will arrange additional special funding for Westminster hospital to cover 40 bone marrow transplants a year.
§ Mr. Kenneth ClarkeFunds have already been male available to enable Professor Hobb's unit at the Westminster hospital to complete its planned programme of about 40 transplant operations during the current financial year.
§ Mr. Pavittasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will make a statement about the future provision of bone marrow transplants.
§ Mrs. Renée Shortasked the Secretary of State for Social Services (1) when he expects to receive the report of the working party chaired by Sir Douglas Black into the future of bone marrow transplantation;
(2) how many patients he estimates could be saved each year by bone marrow transplants; and how many of these are children.
§ Mr. Kenneth ClarkeI refer the hon. Members to my right hon. Friend's reply to my hon. Friend, the Member for Cardiff, North (Mr. Grist) on 3 February 1982..[Vol. 17, c.164.]
§ Mrs. Renée Shortasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will list the main centres for carrying out bone marrow transplants; and how many patients they can treat each year.
§ Mr. Kenneth ClarkeThe main centres, and the approximate number of transplants carried out annually, are:
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- Royal Free hospital—40.
- Royal Marsden hospital—40.
- Royal postgraduate medical school (Hammersmith hospital)—20.
- Westminster hospital and Westminster children's hospital—40.
§ Mrs. Renée Shortasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what is the average cost of a bone marrow transplant for a child suffering from acute leukaemia; and how this compares with the cost of drugs and care for the child without a transplant.
§ Mr. Kenneth ClarkeI expect this to be considered by the working party announced in my right hon. Friend's reply to my hon. Friend the Member for Cardiff, North (Mr. Grist) on 3 February 1982.—[Vol. 17, c.164.]