HC Deb 16 July 1980 vol 988 c596W
Mr. Carter-Jones

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services how his Department would define (a) a special-care baby unit and (b) an intensive-care baby unit.

Dr. Vaughan

Relevant definitions are given at paragraphs 5.11 and 5.12 of the report of the expert group on special care for babies—chairman: Sir Wilfrid Sheldon—and reports on public health and medical subjects No. 127, HMSO 1971, which was commended by the Department to health authorities in circular HC(76)40.