§ Mrs. BeckettTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what assessment she has made of the adequacy of Manchester Royal Infirmary's provision for kidney transplant patients. [25879]
§ Mr. SackvilleThis is a matter for district health authorities, in consultation with the North West regional health authority, to decide. The right hon. Member may wish to contact Sir Donald Wilson, regional chairman, for further information.
§ Mrs. BeckettTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what estimate she has made of how many patients die each year from kidney failure; how many of these did not receive dialysis; and what assessment she has made of how many would have survived if they had received a transplant. [25880]
§ Mr. SackvilleIn 1992, the latest year for which figures are available, 8561 people died from chronic renal failure. Information on how many of these were not receiving dialysis is not available. It is not therefore known how many were on the active kidney transplant waiting list. No estimate can be made of how many would have survived if they had received a transplant.
1 Data received from the Office of Population, Censuses and Surveys.
§ Mrs. BeckettTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many hospitals provide kidney dialysis treatment in each region of the NHS; how many patients there are in the catchment area of each hospital; and how many hospitals provide kidney transplants. [25888]
§ Mr. SackvilleThe information is not available in the form requested. Kidney dialysis and transplant provision for England in 1993 will be placed in the Library. It is not possible to show numbers of patients per catchment area, as the number of renal units are limited and there is much cross-boundary activity. There are 30 hospitals in England that provide kidney transplants for adult patients.