§ Mrs. Renée Shortasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will initiate consultations between paediatricians and officials of his Department to discuss the provision of resources to regional health authorities to enable them to improve facilities and trained staff levels in paediatric units in order to reduce the number of deaths of new-born babies.
§ Mr. John PattenIt is for regional health authorities to consider what improvements are required in their neonatal services and then, using the resources already allocated to them, to take action in the light of local needs and priorities.