§ Mr. DunnachieTo ask the Secretary of State for Health if his Department considered research by the Royal College of Radiologists on effects of excessive X-ray treatment; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. DorrellWe are considering the document entitled "Patient Dose Reduction in Diagnostic Radiology" issued 663W by the National Radiological Protection Board (NRPB) on 5 September 1990. This document reports the findings of the joint working party of the Royal College of Radiologists and NRPB, and makes recommendations for the reduction of radiation doses to patients. Radiologists and other professionals who work in this field have a statutory obligation to keep the dose of ionising radiation to the patient as low as reasonably practicable in order to achieve the required diagnostic purpose, and we are considering what other assistance or advice can be offered by the Department of Health.
Special and neonatal intensive care cots, by health authority, England, 1985 to 1989–901 Health Authority 1985 1986 1987–88 1988–89 1989–902 Northern RHA 289 273 258 260 262 Hartlepool 15 26 15 15 15 North Tees 19 19 19 19 19 South Tees 28 21 16 19 20 East Cumbria 15 15 15 15 15 South Cumbria 12 10 10 10 10 West Cumbria 12 10 10 10 10 Darlington 14 14 14 14 13 Durham 10 10 10 10 10 North West Durham 8 8 8 8 8 South West Durham 10 10 10 10 10 Northumberland 18 18 18 18 18 Gateshead 13 13 13 13 14 Newcastle 45 45 45 45 45 North Tyneside 15 15 15 15 15 South Tyneside 14 14 14 14 14 Sunderland 41 25 26 26 26 Yorkshire RHA 304 293 290 282 280 Hull 24 24 24 24 24 East Yorkshire 15 10 10 10 10 Grimsby 25 25 25 19 18 Scunthorpe 10 10 10 10 10 Northallerton 6 6 10 10 10 York 13 10 10 10 10 Scarborough 6 8 8 10 10 Harrogate 14 14 14 14 13 Bradford 36 36 29 32 32 Airedale 14 14 14 14 14 Calderdale 18 18 18 18 18 Huddersfield 18 18 18 18 18 Dewsbury 20 20 20 17 18 Leeds Western 21 16 16 16 16 Leeds Eastern 35 35 35 31 30 Wakefield 14 14 14 14 14 Pontefract 15 15 15 15 15 Trent RHA 341 331 321 310 302 North Derbyshire 22 18 16 16 16 Southern Derbyshire 28 28 24 24 24 Leicestershire 43 43 43 43 41 North Lincolnshire 21 21 20 15 15 South Lincolnshire 23 22 23 23 23 Bassetlaw 8 8 8 8 8 Central Nottinghamshire 28 28 28 28 23 Nottingham 49 50 45 45 45 Barnsley 20 15 13 13 13 Doncaster 24 24 24 24 24 Rotherham 15 15 15 15 15 Sheffield 61 61 62 56 55 East Anglian RHA 145 135 134 135 132 Cambridge 24 24 24 25 24 Peterborough 20 20 20 20 18 West Suffolk 12 12 12 12 12 East Suffolk 20 20 20 20 20 Norwich 22 22 22 22 22 Great Yarmouth and Waveney 18 16 16 16 16 West Norfolk and Wisbech 20 12 12 12 12 Huntingdon 8 8 8 8 8 North West Thames RHA 293 297 280 269 249