HC Deb 24 November 1986 vol 106 cc119-20W
Mr. Dobson

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services whether he has any proposals to introduce a required requests system in relation to organ transplants.

Mrs. Currie

The Department's Chief Medical Officer wrote earlier this year to the medical profession's representative bodies seeking their views on the introduction of a voluntary code of practice under which doctors would agree to ensure that, whenever a patient died who was clinically suitable as an organ donor, his relatives were asked for permission for the organs to be removed. I am pleased to say that the Royal College of Physicians has now established a working party which will be considering how this suggestion might best be taken forward.

Mr. Dobson

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services (1) if he will give for each region and for each year since 1979 (a) the total number of pay beds, (b) the average number occupied by private patients, (c) the total number of private in-patients and (d) the total number of private out-patients;

(2) if he will give for 1985 the number of private out-patient attendances and the number of private day-patient attendances for each district health authority, regional health authority special health authority-board of governors and for England as a whole;

(3) if he will give for 1985 for each district health authority, regional health authority, special health authority, board of governors and for England as a whole (a) the number of pay beds, (b) their average occupancy by private patients, (c) the average private patient occupancy as a percentage and (d) the number of deaths and discharges of private in-patients.

Mrs. Currie

I shall let the hon. Member have a reply as soon as possible.

Mr. Dobson

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will list for the financial years 1984–85 and 1985–86 the health authorities for which statutory auditors have issued reports of poor control over private patient income.

Mr. Newton

The information is as follows:

  • District health authority
  • 1984–85
  • Southmead
  • Northampton
  • East Berkshire
  • Cornwall and Isles of Scilly
  • Milton Keynes
  • Great Yarmouth and Waveney
  • Aylesbury Vale
  • Central Birmingham
  • Mid Staffordshire
  • Rugby
  • Hammersmith and Fulham
  • South Manchester
  • Newcastle
  • North West Hertfordshire
  • North Bedfordshire
  • Coventry
  • Bath
  • 1985–86 (Not completed)
  • Exeter
  • Southampton and South West Hampshire

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