Whether the Heart Transplant Unit at Glasgow Royal infirmary is to be closed and, if so, what plans it has for the future of its transplant…

Answered Asked by John Scott Con Lodged 3 May 2000

The question

To ask the Scottish Executive whether the Heart Transplant Unit at Glasgow Royal infirmary is to be closed and, if so, what plans it has for the future of its transplant operations.

The answer

Answered by Susan Deacon on 16 May 2000 · 13 days after it was lodged, on time

There are no plans to close the Heart Transplant Unit at Glasgow Royal Infirmary. The Scottish Executive is working closely with the Trust in the best interests of patients and their families to do everything we can to make sure the service continues in Scotland. In the meantime, arrangements have been made to ensure that patients waiting for a transplant can be treated in Newcastle, with appropriate follow-up in Glasgow.

In the Official Report

No contribution in the Official Report cites S1W-06511 by reference.