§ Mr. Lomasasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many kidney machines are currently available in hospitals; and how many are used and installed in homes.
§ Mr. MoyleThere is no central record of the number of kidney machines available in hospitals.
The number of patients having machines and being dialysed in their own homes was approximately 1,480 in 1976.
§ Mr. Lomasasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many kidney sufferers there are in the United Kingdom; 726W and how many are unable to use a kidney machine because none is available.
§ Mr. MoyleI regret the information is not available in the form requested. However in 1972, a Joint Committee of the Royal Colleges estimated that each year in the United Kingdom between 23–39 patients per million population might benefit from treatment for chronic renal failure either by dialysis or transplantation. Since then, the medical criteria for acceptance for treatment have broadened and it is estimated that the total need is to treat approximately 40 new patients per million each year. In 1976, 15.1 patients per million population were accepted for treatment.
§ Mr. Lomasasked the Secretary of State State for Social Services what is the cost of a kidney machine when installed in a patient's home.
§ Mr. MoyleThe initial cost of a kidney machine can vary between £3,500 and £4,500, and about £1,500 is required for associated equipment.
The provision of a kidney machine involves the adaptation of the patient's home at a cost ranging from £700 to £2,000 or more.
§ Mr. Lomasasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many kidney machines are now being used compared with 1965, 1970 and 1975.
§ Mr. MoyleNo central record is available of the number of kidney machines in use but the number of patients on dialysis treatment was as follows:
1967* … … … … 191 1970 … … … … 894 1975 … … … … 1,930 1976 … … … … 2,166 * No record available prior to this. The figure for 1977 is not yet available.