§ Mr. Eric ClarkeTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will intervene to stop the Royal Infirmary trust closing the varicose ulcer clinic at the Royal Infirmary, Edinburgh. [17510]
§ Lord James Douglas-HamiltonThis leg ulcer clinic within the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh was established as a research project, the funding for which expires shortly. The trust, in consultation with Lothian health board, is reviewing the range of its vascular surgery services to determine whether there is any way in which existing resources can be used more effectively to enable the leg ulcer clinic to continue.