Second Medical Opinions

HC Deb 23 November 1965 vol 721 cc45-6W

Mr. William Yates

asked the Minister of Health to what extent the responsibility for obtaining a second medical opinion by a medical practitioner, thereby taking advantage of specialist services, is provided for in his regulations con

Highway Authority	Scheme
REMAINDER OF 1965–66
London Area
Greater London Council	A.501—Old Street/City Road.
	A.41—Finchley Road.
	A.501—Marylebone Road.
	A.40—Western Avenue Extension
	West Cross Route.
	A. 3—Tibbets Corner.
	A.1203—The Highway West of Butchers Row.
	A.1205—Millwall Lock Bridge.
	A.23— Streatham Hill Station.
	A.25—Westminster Bridge Road (Central Island) (York Road Bridge).
	A.205—Streatham Place (New Park Road).
	A.3036—St. Johns Hill.
	A.3212—Millbank at Holloway's Site.
	A.1—Holloway Road (Jackson Road/Hornsey Road).
	A.206—North End Road, Crayford.
Merseyside
Birkenhead C.B.C	A.41—Mersey Tunnel Approach.
Lanes. C.C	Prescot By-pass.
Liverpool C.B.C.	Tunnel Relief Flyovers.
	Breeze Hill/Rice Lane.
	West Derby Road.
	Aigburth Road.
South-East Lancashire and North-Eest Cheshire
Bolton C.B.C	Inner Relief Road.
Bolton C.B.C. and Lanes. C.C.	Farnworth and Kearsley By-pass.
Lanes. C.C	King Street, Stretford.
	Crompton Inner By-pass.
Manchester C.B.C	Styal Road Diversion.
	Princess Road dualling.
Salford C.B.C	Broad Street.
Stockport C.B.C	East-West Diversion, Stage II.

cerning the terms of service in the National Health Service, and if he will make a statement.

Mr. K. Robinson

A general practitioner is obliged under the regulations containing his terms of service to take all necessary steps to enable a patient to receive treatment available through the hospital and specialist services if the patient needs such treatment and wishes to have it.