§ Mr. Weetchasked the Secretary of State for Social Services, in view of the difficulties encountered by Ipswich patients who have to travel to Cambridge for kidney machine treatment, if she will make a machine available in an Ipswich hospital.
§ Dr. OwenTreatment of chronic renal failure by intermittent haemodialysis calls for comprehensive provision of special facilities and for a team of expert trained staff. The services for East Anglia are concentrated at present at Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge and the policy of the health authorities is directed towards enabling as many patients as possible to carry out their routine dialysis at home with supervision and support from the hospital. Addenbrooke's is also the regional centre for transplant surgery and there are considerable advantages for renal dialysis patients in being under the care of consultants who have ready access to transplant facilities. The health authorities are conscious of the problems of patients in the region living far from Cambridge and they will be considering these together with all the other demands on their resources.