HC Deb 25 March 1975 vol 889 c74W
21. Mrs. Knight

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services if she will take steps to ensure that the entry of patients to NHS hospitals is not dependent on diagnostic assessments carried out by persons without medical qualifications.

Mrs. Castle:

The need for admission to hospital, and the urgency of that need, are rightly matters which depend on the judgment of a medical practitioner.