§ 37. Mrs. GordonTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will direct the Hampstead district health authority and North-East Thames regional health authority not to close more hospital beds at the royal free hospital over the next three years.
§ Mrs. CurrieNo. Health authorities should be free to manage their facilities so as to provide the most effective service to their local populations. Ministerial directions would remove that freedom and could lead to an inefficient use of beds.