§ 49. Mr. Albuasked the Minister of Health what advice he is giving to regional hospital boards and hospital management committees on the recommendations of the Committee on the Welfare of Children in Hospitals
§ Mr. Walker-SmithI am sending the hon. Member a copy of a memorandum I have sent to hospital authorities on this subject.
§ Mr. AlbuIn view of the fact that some of these recommendations may cost quite a lot of money, when the right hon. and learned Gentleman is considering hospital improvements or new hospitals which require his approval, will he ensure that the considerations contained in the recommendations are included in the schemes?
§ Mr. Walker-SmithYes. What I have asked the hospital authorities to do is to give attention to the recommendation that where children are at present scattered through adult wards they should be concentrated, where possible, in children's units or that they should be grouped together, at any rate, with adolescents rather than with adults. I have also asked them to pay attention to the recommendation in regard to visiting by parents.