Written question asked by Evan Harris (Liberal Democrat) on Wednesday, 6 March 2002, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 15 April 2002. It was answered by Yvette Cooper (Labour) on Monday, 15 April 2002 on behalf of the Department of Health.

Dept of Health

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many transfers of ventilated children between intensive care units took place in each quarter of the last five years for which figures are available. - Not collected centrally.

Answer: Dr. Evan Harris: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many transfers of ventilated children between intensive care units took place in each quarter of the last five years for which figures are available. [41479] Yvette Cooper: The information requested is not collected centrally. Transfers of critically ill children in ventilated and stable condition are arranged between local hospitals and paediatric intensive care centres, and more rarely between centres, to access specialist interventions which cannot be provided in every location, and in order to obtain the best achievable outcome for the child.

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