§ 27. Mr. Odeyasked the Minister of Health what steps he proposes to take to care for chronically sick people in the Beverley area who were looked after at the Driffield Institution before the National Health Service, and for whom there is now no suitable institution available.
§ Mr. BevanThere are as many beds for the chronically sick in this hospital as before July, 1948, and endeavours are being made to increase the number.
§ Mr. OdeyIs the right hon. Gentleman aware that under the National Health Service there is no adequate provision for the aged chronically sick, many of whom are in hospitals which are urgently needed for the treatment of sickness of a temporary nature?
§ Mr. BevanThe hon. Member is entirely inaccurate. There are far more facilities than were available before. All that is happening is that now the needs are becoming articulate.
§ Colonel Stoddart-ScottWill the Minister restore to the local authorities the provision of accommodation for the chronically sick, so as to ensure that these victims of the National Health Service are properly cared for?