To ask the Minister for Health the total number of locations at which treatment for cataracts, spina bifida and scoliosis can be treated in this country, public or private, and is readily available or available the national treatment purchase scheme; the number of patients currently being treated at such locations; the extent to which waiting lists are being reduced as a result; the cost differential between public and private treatments; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
Format:PDF|File Size:198KB