§ Mr. Carter-Jonesasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he has plans to make funding available to health boards in Scotland, in addition to their annual budgets, to develop neonatal intensive care facilities.
§ Mr. John MacKayNo. It is for health boards to determine the appropriate level and pattern of service provision in the light of their existing financial resources and the national policy guidelines set out in the report on "Scottish Health Authorities' Priorities for the Eighties." A report on standards of perinatal care in Scotland prepared by the National Medical Consultative Committee and issued to boards in June 1980 contained specific advice on the provision of neonatal intensive care units which boards might take into consideration in the planning and development of such facilities.