HC Deb 13 November 1989 vol 160 c47W
Mr. Fisher

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many children's heart operations have been performed in the Birmingham children's hospital since 1 April; and at what cost.

Mr. Freeman

From April to October this year, 206 open heart operations were performed at the Birmingham children's hospital. The cost of these operations cannot be disaggregated from the hospital's total spending.

Mr. Fisher

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what information he has on(a) the number of children's heart operations scheduled to take place in the Birmingham children's hospital in the financial year 1989 to 1990 and (b) the financial resources allocated for those operations.

Mr. Freeman

The target for the number of open heart operations in Birmingham children's hospital in 1989–90 is 320. Financial resources required for those operations cannot be disaggregated from the total financial resources required by the hospital.