§ Ms StuartTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what international models relating to the population size were considered by the National Specialist Commissioning Advisory Group in reaching their recommendations on transplant centres in England and Wales. [4378]
§ Mr. HuttonI apologise to my hon. Friend for the delay in responding to this question. I refer my hon. Friend to the reply that my light hon. Friend the Secretary of State gave my hon. Friend the Member for Blackpool, North and Fleetwood ((Mrs. Humble) on 5 March 2002,Official Report, column 192W.
The configuration and arrangements for cardiothoracic transplantation in United Kingdom are unique. NSCAG considered the research data available internationally and found that there was no comparator that gave useful evidence to determine the configuration.