§ Mr. Kilroy-Silkasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how much blood is provided monthly to St. Anthony's private hospital, Cheam; and what charge is made.
§ Mr. MoyleI am informed by the regional health authority concerned that a maximum of 40 units of blood a month is provided to St. Anthony's Hospital, North Cheam. No charge is made.
§ Mr. Kilroy-Silkasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how much it costs the National Blood Transfusion Service to obtain a pint of blood.
§ Mr. MoyleThe information is not available in the form requested, but in 1976, the latest year for which figures are available, 1,844,363 units of blood were collected by the National Blood Transfusion Service in England and Wales. Each unit is about four-fifths of a pint.
Expenditure on the National Blood Transfusion Service for 1976–77 in 389W England and Wales, including the centrally financed laboratories, was £18,912,856.
§ Mr. Kilroy-Silkasked the Secretary of State for Social Services (1) if he will list all those organisations outside the National Health Service, and all foreign countries or foreign organisations, to which the United Kingdom sells blood, specifying the yearly amount sold and the price received;
(2) how much blood was sold to the United States armed services in each of the last two years; where the blood came from; and what price per pint was received.
§ Mr. MoyleNo blood is sold by the National Health Service to other organisations, whether in this country or abroad.
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