HC Deb 01 March 1994 vol 238 c681W
Mr. Enright

To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) how many fundholding practices in the most convenient area including Hemsworth constituency are analysing their own pathology specimens;

(2) what was the cost of each pathology analyser in practices in Wakefield;

(3) how many specimens have been tested by each pathology analyser in Wakefield in each month since its installation;

(4) what is the normal throughput of specimens per pathology analyser in hospitals.

Mr. Sackville

This is a local matter. The hon. Member may wish to contact the chairman of the local health authority and family health services authority, Mr. Brian Hayward and Mr. David Travis respectively, for details. Information on the normal throughput of specimens per pathology analyser in hospitals is not available centrally.