§ 1. Mr. WALLACEasked the Minister of Pensions whether he is aware of the dissatisfaction caused by one of the Regulations of his Department which provides that, before home treatment to disabled men recommended by the ordinary medical referee can be granted, the recommendation may be cancelled by the D.C.M.S., who does not even see the disabled men; and what steps he proposes to take to remedy this?
§ The PARLIAMENTARY SECRETARY to the MINISTRY of PENSIONS (Colonel Sir James Craig)No, Sir, I am not aware of the dissatisfaction. The Deputy-Commissioner of Medical Services may order hospital treatment instead of home treatment, but this occasions no hardship to the disabled man who receives adequate allowances while in hospital and also while awaiting admission. The Deputy-Commissioner cannot, under the terms of the revised Circular 204, refuse allowances to a man accepted for home treatment without either having the man examined or obtaining the concurrence of the Medical Referee.