§ 27. Sir Henry Morris-Jonesasked the Minister of Health whether he will make arrangements for the provision of free diagnostic assistance for young insured persons in Wales, between the ages of 15 and 25, who are referred to the regional medical service by their panel doctor and, where necessary, hospital and convalescent home treatment in a State-aided hospital on the lines of similar provision by the Scottish Department in the Clyde Valley?
§ Mr. E. BrownThe staff of the Department's Regional Medical Service is engaged on various war duties, and consequently the procedure to which my hon. Friend refers is not practicable in England 1034 and Wales. The diagnostic and other facilities of hospitals in England and Wales have been augmented in a number of ways under the Emergency Hospital Scheme, and I have no reason to suppose that they are not available to patients referred by their doctors. If my hon. Friend knows of any cases of industrial workers requiring and not obtaining suitable diagnostic and other treatment, I shall be glad to receive particulars.
§ Sir H. Morris-JonesIs my right hon. Friend aware that some county insurance committees have passed resolutions in favour of this?