§ 24. Mr. G. M. Thomsonasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will make an investigation into whether the level of prescribing under the National Health Service in the City of Dundee is adequate in relation to the medical needs of those seeking treatment.
§ Mr. MaclayNo, Sir; I have no reason to think that the family doctors in Dundee may not be providing their patients with all the necessary medicines required for their treatment.
§ Mr. ThomsonDoes the Secretary of State think it worth investigating the position in Dundee, where there is a lower level of prescription than in any other major Scottish city and yet the Dundee doctors are being punished on a larger scale for over-prescribing than is the case in any similar Scottish city?
§ Mr. MaclayI have no indication of any patient in Dundee suffering because of this.