§ Mr. CousinsTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what provision she has made for viral haemorrhagic fever; at what locations in-patient provision against the possibility of this condition has been made; and at which locations in the last five years such provision has been discontinued.
§ Mr. SackvillePatients with, or with suspected, viral haemorrhagic fever, are treated in high security infectious disease units; these units are funded directly by the Department of Health. There is presently one such unit with provision for four patients per year at Coppetts Wood hospital, north London. Discussions on the possibility of upgrading a similar unit in Newcastle are presently taking place. A unit at Fazakerley hospital in Liverpool closed in 1992.