§ Mr. HoyleTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many renal patients from the South Lancashire health area per thousand receive dialysis treatment; and what is the national average. [18152]
§ Mr. BoatengSixty-six South Lancashire residents were receiving renal dialysis as at 30 September 1997. This equates to 0.21 per cent. of population of 310,000. Figures are not collected on the same basis nationally.