§ Mr. BurnsTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many people in England need treatment involving a dialysis machine; and what is the ratio of patients to machines. [24651]
§ Jacqui SmithInformation from the 1998 renal survey, commissioned by the Department, is set out in the table.
Adult patients Stations Centre based haemodialysis 7,788 1,890 Home haemodialysis 516 516 The centre-based patients have dialysis on average three times a week.
In addition there were 5,101 patients receiving peritoneal dialysis, an unknown number of whom use automated peritoneal dialysis delivered by a machine. Furthermore, a number of kidney patients will require post-transplant haemofiltration and other patients admitted with acute renal failure, often associated with major trauma, will also need haemodialysis.
§ Mr. BurnsTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many dialysis machines are operational in England. [24650]
§ Jacqui SmithThe latest information available is from the Renal Survey, commissioned by the Department, which shows that there were 2,406 dialysis stations operational in England at the end of 1998. Of these 1,021 661W were situated in main renal units, 761 were located in satellite renal units, 516 in patients' homes and there were 108 temporary stations.