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Written question asked by Paul Marsden (Liberal Democrat) on Wednesday, 25 June 2003, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Friday, 4 July 2003. It was answered by Stephen Ladyman (Labour) on Friday, 4 July 2003 on behalf of the Department of Health.


Dept of Health

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what percentage of hospitals treat muscular dystrophy. - Inc fact that information is not held centrally.
Answer

Mr. Paul Marsden: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what percentage of hospitals treat muscular dystrophy. [122453] Dr. Ladyman: Information on the configuration of hospitals and the diseases that they treat is not held centrally. There is no specific treatment for any of the forms of muscular dystrophy. Physical therapy and corrective orthopaedic surgery may be needed to improve the quality of life in some cases. This treatment may be delivered in either a primary or secondary care setting depending on the clinical needs of the patient.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
122453; 408 c541W;408 c540W
Session
2002-03
Subjects
Hospitals Medical treatments Muscular dystrophy
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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