HC Deb 07 March 1983 vol 38 cc316-7W
Dr. Roger Thomas

asked the Secretary of State for Wales what is the nearest centre in the United Kingdom where a patient residing in West Wales can obtain the new laser technology treatment for space-occupying lesions of the central nervous system.

Mr. Wyn Roberts

Operations of this kind can be performed by both laser and ultrasonic equipment. An ultrasonic machine will come into surgical use this month at the University Hospital of Wales in Cardiff. Laser equipment at Morriston hospital is likely to be in use in the late summer.