§ Mr. BlunkettTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many(a) males and (b) females (i) under and (ii) over the age of 55 years per million of the population, were accepted for kidney dialysis treatment in England in 1990 and 1991.
§ Mr. SackvilleThe information is not collected centrally in the form requested. The number of new patients accepted for dialysis was 3,491—60.7 per million population—in 1990 and 3,430—59.7 pmp—in 1991.
451WNo national health service patient is barred from treatment on the grounds of age. Whether any patient should receive a particular form of treatment is a matter for clinical decision by the doctor in charge of the patient.