HC Deb 30 January 1989 vol 146 cc42-3W
Mr. Dobson

To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will list, by region, the number of patients undergoing dialysis treatment.

Mr. Freeman

According to information supplied by the European Dialysis and Transplant Association, the number of patients receiving dialysis by regional health authority, on 31 December 1987 was as follows:

Region Hospital

haemodialysis

 Home

haemodialysis

 Intermittent

peritoneal

dialysis

 Continuous

ambulatory

peritoneal

dialysis
South Western 92 159 5 180
West Midlands 193 126 0 424
Mersey 128 45 8 52
North Western 150 156 6 271

Note:

There is no waiting list for renal dialysis, because it is an essential treatment for a life-threatening condition.