§ Mr. Wilsonasked the Secretary of State for Scotland (1) what recommendations of the Denny working party report 1972 on prosthetic and orthotic aids have been implemented; which remain to be implemented; and what progress can be expected towards bringing the recommendations fully into force;
(2) what recommendations of the Denny working party report 1972 on prosthetic and orthotic aids have not been accepted; and why.
§ Mr. John MacKayThe report "The Future of the Artificial Limb Service in Scotland" (the Denny report) was published in 1970. In the following year, the then Secretary of State for Scotland announced in Parliament his acceptance of the report.
The report contained about 40 recommendations. Many of these related to matters of good practice, which have
1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 Fatalities 4 2 1 — 7 2 Serious injuries 23 26 15 14 14 24 Because of changes in the extent of information collected and technical difficulties, figures prior to 1978 are not available.
1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 Fatal 4 2 1 — 6 2 Serious 15 18 14 11 9 10 Slight 33 34 24 30 21 32 Total 52 54 39 41 36 44 Because of changes in the extent of information collected and technical difficulties, figures prior to 1978 are not available. The figures do not include information on accidents involving vehicle damage only, which is not held centrally.
§ Mr. Bruceasked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many vehicles a year have used the A92 Ellon-Bridge of Don road for five-year intervals from 1965 to the latest available date.
§ Mr. AncramThe approximate annual flows of vehicles on the A92 Ellon-Bridge of Don trunk road, based on single counts in specific census years, have been as follows:
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Year Number of vehicles 1965 1,441,000 1971 2,014,000 1975 2,549,000 1979 2,933,000 1985 3,508,000 been recommended to health boards. By and large, the major recommendations have now been implemented. The hon. Member may wish to write to me if he has a particular interest in any specific proposal.
§ Mr. Wilsonasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will devolve to local health boards clinical and financial responsibility for prosthesis.
§ Mr. John MacKayHealth boards already have clinical and general management responsibility for the prosthetic service, and financial responsibility for all related matters except the prostheses themselves.