§ Tim LoughtonTo ask the Secretary of State for Health further to his answer of 26 February 2003,Official Report, column 639W, what type of orthopaedic operations were carried out on NHS patients in Germany and France. [100778]
§ Mr. Hutton153 orthopaedic patients were referred to France and Germany as part of the overseas treatment pilot project. Of these, 131 were major joint procedures, 17 were intermediate day cases, and five were hands and feet procedures.