asked the Secretary of State for Scotland (1) how many patients were receiving continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis treatment within the National Health Service in Scotland at the latest available date;(2) how many patients were receiving regular dialysis treatment for chronic kidney disease within the National Health Service in Scotland at the latest available date.
At 31 December 1982, 144 patients were receiving continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis treatment in Scotland; and 314 patients were receiving regular dialysis treatment either at home or in hospital.
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many patients were awaiting treatment for chronic renal disease within the National Health Service in Scotland at the latest available date.
Information is not available centrally on the number of patients awaiting treatment for chronic renal disease in Scotland, except for those patients who are awaiting transplant operations, details of which are given in a separate answer to the right hon. Member today.
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list the units operating within the National Health Service in Scotland for the treatment of chronic renal disease.
There are units for the treatment of chronic renal disease at the following National Health Service hospitals in Scotland:
- Aberdeen Royal infirmary
- Ninewells hospital, Dundee
- Royal infirmary of Edinburgh
- Raigmore hospital, Inverness
- Glasgow Royal infirmary
- Royal hospital for sick children, Glasgow
- Stobhill hospital, Glasgow
- Western infirmary, Glasgow