§ Mr. Terry DavisTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how much money is given directly to liver transplant units by his Department; how many liver transplant units are funded in this way; how much money is given to each unit; and whether he intends to increase the total amount given to liver transplant units or the number of liver transplant units receiving grants from his Department.
§ Mr. MellorWe provide supra-regional funding to the designated units through earmarked allocations given to regional health authorities. In the financial year 1988–89 the revenue allocation provided for the four liver transplant centres was £5,038,000.
In 1988–89 the total sum provided for this service will be £7,031,000, a 40 per cent. increase in funding. Individual allocations will be as follows:
1988–89 £
1989–90 £
Addenbrookes Hospital, Cambridge 1,569,000 2,398,000 King's College Hospital, London 1,133,000 1,368,000 Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham 1,762,000 2,452,000 St. James' University Hospital, Leeds 574,000 813,000 We will also be providing capital allocations to two units in 1989–90. King's college hospital will receive £21,000 and Addenbrooke's £331,000.
We have no immediate plans to increase the number of designated centres, but the supra-regional services advisory group keeps the service under review and advises Ministers accordingly.