HC Deb 08 December 1981 vol 14 cc360-1W
Dr. Roger Thomas

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services what advice his Department offers to community health councils about publicising the manner in which members of the public can pursue complaints against doctors and hospitals.

Mr. Geoffrey Finsberg

The Department is preparing an explanatory leaflet about the procedures for complaints about hospital services, and this will be available to community health councils to give to members of the public on request. I do not see it as part of the role of community health councils to give the procedure general publicity.