§ Mr. Adam Butlerasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what are the number and location of renal dialysis units in the Sheffield hospital region; what plans there are to establish new units; and when he expects there will be sufficient facilities to cope with demand for kidney treatment and transplant.
§ Mr. AlisonThe renal dialysis units in the Sheffield hospital region are situated at Lodge Moor Hospital, Sheffield and the Derby City Hospital. Ten-bedded dialysis units are planned for the Leicester General Hospital and the Nottingham City Hospital and are expected to come into operation in early 1974 and mid-1977, respectively. The Sheffield Regional Hospital Board expects that the demand for dialysis will be met when these facilities are fully operational.
There already are adequate facilities for renal transplantation at the Royal Hospital, Sheffield, the major limiting factor being rather a shortage of cadaver kidneys. It is possible that in the future another unit may be needed in the region.