HC Deb 28 April 1972 vol 835 cc381-2W
Mr. Rowlands

asked the Secretary of State for Wales whether he will consider making special provision for the care and treatment of spina bifida cases in the proposed Crumos Hospital, Merthyr, in view of the high incidence of spina bifida in the Heads of the Valley authorities.

Mr. Gibson-Watt

The Welsh Hospital Board, in accordance with the medical advice it has received, plans to continue the treatment of cases of spina bifida in South-East Wales at the specialist unit at the Cardiff Royal Infirmary where a continuing research programme into this disease is being carried on.

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