§ Mr. Roy HughesTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales when he will act on the recommendations made in the 1981 working party report on cardiothoracic services in Wales.
§ Mr. GristAction has already been taken to implement the conclusions of the Welsh Medical Committee working party on cardiothoracic services. Heartbeat Wales was established and funded by the Welsh Office and Health Education Council to develop a strategy for preventing heart disease. The majority of district health authorities in 267W Wales have appointed consultant physicians with a special interest in cardiology. The development of a cardiac centre in Cardiff is presently being planned and approved in principle for the first phase of the development, the paediatric cardiac unit, has already been given to South Glamorgan health authority.