§ Mr. RedmondTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what action she is currently taking to assist individual districts and units to provide an adequate service to meet the needs of long-term brain-damaged people; if she will provide central funding in each region above and beyond normal allocations for such patients; and if she will make a statement.
§ Mr. YeoWe have recently launched an initiative to improve national health service services for the rehabilitation and long-term support of people with brain injury. Central funding of £1 million per year is being provided to 12 sites around the country to develop model services. The selected sites, with funding for 1992–93, are:
- Regional rehabilitation centre, Hunters Moor hospital, Newcastle-upon-Tyne (£40,000);
- Leeds general infirmary and Leeds community services (£80,000);
- Derbyshire royal infirmary and Derby city hospital (£75,000);
- Nottingham health authority (£75,000);
- Central Sheffield university hospitals (£70,000); Regional Neurological rehabilitation unit, Homerton hospital, London (£150,000);
510 - Rayners Hedge physical rehabilitation service, Aylesbury (£40,000);
- Stroke and rehabilitation unit, Royal Cornwall hospital (City), Truro (£65,000);
- Frenchay healthcare services, Bristol (£200,000);
- Neurobehavioural rehabilitation unit, St. Edward's hospital, Cheddleton, and Neurological rehabilitation unit, Haywood hospital, Burslem (£90,000);
- Community unit, Worcester district health authority (£90,0000).