HC Deb 25 February 1981 vol 999 c378W
Mr. Gordon Wilson

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland whether, in the light of the work of the special baby care unit in Dundee and the improved figures for baby survival, he will extend similar facilities to other parts of Scotland.

Mr. Fairgrieve

In June last year my Department drew the attention of health boards to a report on standards of perinatal care in Scotland prepared by a joint working party of the National Medical Consultative Committee, which makes recommendations for the improvement and development of services for the new-born, including special and intensive care units for babies.

There are already combined intensive-special care units for babies in Glasgow (2), Edinburgh and Aberdeen, as well as in Dundee.