§ Mr. BradyTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what criteria will be used to decide whether Manchester, Birmingham or Sheffield will be the fourth transplant centre to remain in operation following the proposed rationalisation of services. [150073]
§ Mr. DenhamThe study currently under way will determine which of the three units is best able to accommodate an enlarged transplant team based on least disruption to existing and future transplant patients and least disruption to meeting the priority targets for other essential cardiac operations as set out in the National Service Framework for Coronary Heart Disease.