HC Deb 26 January 1967 vol 739 cc349-50W
Sir G. Sinclair

asked the Minister of Health what he is doing to support research into kidney machines, with a view to making them cheaper and to reducing the amount of professional and technical skill required to supervise their use by patients themselves.

Mr. K. Robinson

I am supporting financially evaluations of equipment for use both in hospital and in the home in the treatment by intermittent dialysis of patients suffering from chronic kidney failure. My Department in conjunction with a working party of experts is in touch with firms manufacturing and de- action his department is taking to bring to the notice of the public, especially parents, the dangers created for young children due to neglect and carelessness.

Mr. Snow

My Department issues to newspapers and women's magazines editorial notes drawing attention to the need to keep medicines and cleaning materials out of the reach of children.

veloping this specialised equipment, and with university and hospital staffs working on the problems involved.