§ Mr. Moyleasked the Minister of Health how many centres there are in England and Wales for treating children with spina bifida; where they are located; and how many cases they can deal with at a given time.
§ Mr. K. RobinsonThere are centres of paediatric surgery for the newborn at Newcastle, Sheffield, Manchester, Liverpool and four in London. Treatment is also given at a number of other hospitals I regret that the information asked for in the last part of the Question is not available.
§ Mr. Moyleasked the Minister of Health how many social workers trained in the treatment of spina bifida cases are employed in England and Wales.
§ Mr. K. RobinsonThe training of all the 2,051 qualified social workers in the hospital and local health and welfare services equips them to help with the social problems of spina bifida.