§ Ms. Clare Shortasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many haemophiliacs there are in the United Kingdom.
§ Mr. NewtonThe returns submitted to the National Haemophilia Centre Directors register at 31 December 1985 showed that there was a total of 7,808 haemophiliacs in the United Kingdom. Only some of those patients registered require treatment with blood products.
§ Ms. Clare Shortasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many haemophiliacs are AIDS antibody positive as a result of receiving contaminated factor 8 in each region of the United Kingdom.
§ Mr. NewtonI refer the hon. Member to my reply to the hon. Member for Holborn and St. Pancras on 25 November 1986 at columns199–200. These are the most recent figures available for haemophiliacs who have been found to be HIV antibody positive. A regional breakdown of these figures is not held centrally.
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Patient journeys 1984–86 Non emergency service (000's patient journeys)
North west division North east division South west division South east division Direct service total Indirect service Total LAS Year and quarter W Non W Total W Non W Total W Non W Total W Non W Total W Non W Total 1984 1st 85 44 129 90 65 155 76 44 120 76 61 137 327 214 541 54 595 2nd 82 41 123 84 60 144 73 45 118 68 58 126 307 204 511 52 563 3rd 80 41 121 83 58 141 72 46 118 68 57 125 303 202 505 52 557 4th 76 42 118 82 57 139 72 45 117 69 56 125 299 200 499 54 553 Total 323 168 491 339 240 579 293 180 473 281 232 513 1,236 820 2,056 212 2,268 1985 1st 73 43 116 82 57 139 70 46 116 70 54 124 295 200 495 58 553 2nd 73 39 112 83 56 139 70 45 115 70 56 126 296 196 492 62 554 3rd 73 40 113 79 57 136 67 46 113 70 55 125 289 198 487 69 556 4th 71 42 113 79 55 134 66 46 112 69 53 122 285 196 481 63 5.(4 Total 290 164 454 323 225 548 273 183 456 279 218 497 1,165 790 1,955 252 2,207 1986 1st 57 39 96 72 51 123 55 46 101 60 50 110 244 186 430 69 499 2nd 39 36 75 65 49 114 40 42 82 33 53 86 177 180 357 92 449 3rd 39 38 77 62 50 112 40 41 81 32 58 90 173 187 360 94 454 4th 41 39 80 61 54 115 39 44 83 33 54 87 174 191 365 91 436 Total 176 152 328 260 204 464 174 173 347 158 215 373 768 744 1,512 346 1,858
§ Ms. Clare Shortasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what is the most recent date of receipt of contaminated factor 8 by a haemophiliac subsequently found to be AIDS antibody positive.
§ Mr. NewtonInformation about individual haemophiliacs is not held centrally.
§ Ms. Clare Shortasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what help, counselling and support is provided to haemophiliacs who are AIDS anti-body positive as a result of receiving contaminated factor 8.
§ Mr. NewtonHealth authorities provide haemophilia care through a network of haemophilia centres. Six of these centres are designated haemophilia reference centres (HRC). The centres provide medical care and counselling support for haemophiliacs and their families.
A range of social security benefits is also available to those haemophiliacs who, like others, may suffer illness, unemployment or loss of earnings as a result of infection with HIV.
For 1987–88 an additional £44,000 has been allocated to each HRC specifically for AIDS counselling. A provision of £16,000 has also been made to the west midlands health authority for counselling at the Birmingham haemophilia centre.