§ Mrs. Renée Shortasked the Secretary of State for Social Services in how many district health authorities plans have been made to implement the proposals for neighbourhood nursing teams set out in the report of the community nursing review team; how many have already set up such 624W teams; and what information he has about plans by district health authorities to decentralise management of and service delivery by community units.
§ Mrs. CurrieThe organisation of community nursing services is a matter for local decision in the light of local needs and circumstances, and information is not held centrally. Consultation on the report of the community nursing review team extended to the end of December 1986, and comments are still being analysed.
The organisation of management and service delivery within community unit is also for individual district health authorities to determine in consultation with the appropriate regional health authority. Again, no information is held centrally on patterns of decentralisation within community units.