HC Deb 06 December 1965 vol 722 cc24-5W
Mr. Hattersley

asked the Minister of Health how many operations are performed each week by cardio-thoracic surgical units within the area covered by the Birmingham Regional Hospital Board; and how many new cardio-thoracic units he intends to establish in the region during the next five years.

Mr. K. Robinson

An average of 95; one new unit is now being established at Stoke, one will be provided in the new hospital being built at Walsgrave, Coventry, and a third is under consideration.