HC Deb 16 January 1986 vol 89 c700W
Mr. Meacher

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will take steps to make available within the National Health Service for all those lacking sufficient human growth hormone the new genetically engineered growth hormone which came on the market in October 1985.

Mr. Whitney

Biosynthetic growth hormone is available to any patient in the NHS diagnosed as requiring treatment of short stature caused by decreased or absent secretion of pituitary growth hormones by a specialist medical practitioner.