§ Mr. Robert Sheldonasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many post-operative patients, in the six-month period September 1982 to March 1983, underwent open heart surgery and were then transferred to other hospitals or to National Health Service continuation hospitals less than eight days following the operation.
§ Mr. John PattenThe decision to transfer a patient to another hospital is a matter for the doctor in charge of his treatment. The information requested by the right hon. Member is not collected by the Department.