§ Mr. Knoxasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what is his policy concerning the introduction of a computerised accident and emergency record system for road accident epidemiological use.
§ Mr. WhitneyIt is for individual health authorities to determine the scope of all National Health Service hospital records. The Department has not issued any guidance on the detailed content of record systems used in accident and emergency departments nor on the extent to which accident types should be separately recorded.