§ Mr. Carter-Jonesasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will give an updated record of the costs and success rates of each of the forms of treating kidney sufferers in the United Kingdom; if he is satisfied with the reliability of such estimates; and if he will make a statement.
§ Dr. VaughanI have nothing to add at present to my reply to the hen. Member on 13 January.—[Vol. 996, c.555–556].
Patients Receiving Treatment on 31st December 1979 Number of Patients Peritoneal Dialysis Haemodialysis With functioning transplant Hospital Home Hospital Home Belgium 13 45 1,214 98 587 Denmark 16 36 294 89 465 Federal Republic of Germany 123 38 6,676 1,751 837 France 150 295 6,624 1,389 1,227 Greece 10 0 566 3 78 Ireland 2 0 77 38 99 Italy 163 77 6,851 902 659 Luxembourg 0 0 49 0 1 Netherlands 5 5 1,194 126 655 United Kingdom 64 132 1,144 2,042 2,694 The figures for 31 December 1980 should be available in about a month's time and I shall then send them to the hon. Member.