§ Mr. Keyasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will publish the names of the members of the new board of control of the artificial limb and appliance service, and their present occupations.
§ Mr. NewtonI refer my hon. Friend to my reply to the hon. Member for Eccles (Mr. Carter-Jones) on 6 May.
§ Mr. Keyasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will list by location the artificial limb and appliance centres in England, the number of limb-fitting surgeons and the cost of each of the centres in the last financial year available.
§ Mr. NewtonThe information requested is as follows:
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Centres and Sub-Centres Number of Medical officers* Birmingham Leicester Stoke on Trent 4 Wolverhampton Brighton 1 Bristol 2 Cambridge Norwich 2 Cleveland 1 Exeter Plymouth 1 Gillingham 1 Harold Wood 2 Leeds Hull 3 Liverpool 2 London, Kingston Balham Ealing 7 London, Roehampton Stanmore Manchester Preston 3 Newcastle Carlisle 2 Nottingham 1 Oxford 1 Portsmouth Ringwood 1 Sheffield 1 * The term "Medical Officer" rather than "limb-fitting surgeon" is now used to describe DHSS medical staff based at ALACs because the doctors concerned do not undertake surgical procedures as part of their normal duties. The staff numbers shown exclude headquarters staff at London and Blackpool. Detailed costs are not available for each centre. The total cost of the artificial limb and appliance service in 1985–86 was £80 million.