HC Deb 22 December 1938 vol 342 cc3071-2
35. Miss Rathbone

asked the Minister of Health whether he is aware that two Commissioners of the Board of Control who visited Park Prewett mental hospital in July, 1937, made an entry in the visitors' book to the effect that they had been disappointed at the progress made in occupational therapy and that little appeared to be done for those patients who were in need of occupational treatment; whether he is satisfied that the defect referred to in this entry either had not existed or has now been remedied; and how often and on what dates has Park Prewett hospital been inspected since the date when this complaint was made?

Mr. Elliot

The reply to the first part of the question is in the affirmative. Two Commissioners of the Board of Control visited the hospital again on 14th October of the present year and reported that, since the previous visit, a welcome advance had been made in the development of occupational therapy, though there were certain directions in which they suggested the possibility of further advance.