§ Mr. Carter-Jonesasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what is the present role of the Royal Manchester children's hospital at Pendlebury; and if he will make a statement.
§ Sir George YoungThe Royal Manchester children's hospital has a total at present of 205 beds. It provides the district children's services for the Salford area, except for the following:
Accident and emergency services (Hope hospital).
Specialised dermatology services (the skin hospital.
Child mental handicap services (Swinton hospital).
It also provides back-up to the district acute services for children from adjacent areas, as well as the following regional or sub-regional specialties:
- Thoracic surgery.
- Neurology.
- Neurosurgery.
- Cardiology.
- Oncology.
- Genetics.