§ Mr. HUDSONasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether, in the case of payment to doctors under the National Insurance Act of 7s. per person for attendance and 1s. 6d. for drugs, either amount will in any case be liable to deduction?
§ Mr. MASTERMANIt is intended that the 7s., namely, the 6s. 6d. per insured person for medical attendance and treatment under medical benefit and the 6d. for the treatment of tuberculosis, shall be applied solely to remuneration of medical practitioners on the panel; and that the 1s. 6d. shall be applied solely to meeting the cost of drugs and appliances, a further 6d. being divisible between chemist and doctor according to the cost of the drugs ordered. Neither amount will be subject to deduction for any other purpose.
§ Mr. CHIOZZA MONEYasked the Secretary to the Treasury if he will state the actuarial value to a male person sixteen years of age of the additional Grant to doctors for medical benefit in connection with the National Insurance Act?
§ Mr. MASTERMANThe actuarial value of the additional Grant it is proposed to make from the Exchequer for medical benefit is, for a boy of sixteen, £3 0s. 3d.
§ Mr. HUDSONasked whether doctors responsible for attending members of approved societies under the National Insurance Act will be required to issue certificates to the societies for such insured persons?
§ Mr. MASTERMANPractitioners attending persons insured under the Act will be required, in consideration of the remuneration received under the new Grant which Parliament is to be asked to make, to give to insured persons attended by them the certificates required for the administration of sickness and disablement benefit under the Act.
§ Mr. HUDSONasked whether, under the National Insurance Act, doctors chosen by insured persons can depute their assistants to attend to their patients?
§ Mr. MASTERMANWhen a practitioner on the panel is precluded by urgency of other professional duties, absence from 1447W home, or other reasonable cause from giving personal attendance to an insured person under his care, he may depute an assistant to act on his behalf.