§ Mrs. ClwydTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what studies have been(a) commissioned and (b) evaluated by his Department on the safety and effectiveness of excimer laser treatment; and what (i) guidance and (ii) regulations he has issued concerning excimer laser treatment. [38673]
§ Mr. HoramThe Department of Health has not commissioned or evaluated any studies on the safety and effectiveness of excimer laser treatment.
The Medical Devices Agency issued guidance on the safe use of lasers in medical and dental practice in early 1996.
Part II of the Registered Homes Act 1984 and the Nursing Homes and Mental Nursing Homes Regulations 1984, taken together, require that premises using or intending to use potentially hazardous lasers, which can be used for medical treatment purposes, be registered under the Act.