§ 15. Mr. Kilroy-Silkasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what extra provision he intends to make for kidney patients in Merseyside.
§ Mr. MoyleFunds have already been made available to Mersey regional health authority for increasing the number of children treated by haemodialysis in the region, and the costs of two new minimal care dialysis units, from the additional funds made available in the budget for the expansion of dialysis facilities. A further minimal care unit is to be established from special medical development funds. These developments will enable between 30–35 more patients to be treated.