§ Mr. Grovesasked the Minister of Health the constitution, functions, and duties of the advisory committee to which he refers matters relating to the emergency medical service; the number of its members; and how and when it was formed?
§ Mr. ElliotParticulars of this committee, then described as a special committee, were circulated with my reply to my hon. and learned Friend the Member for Ashford (Mr. Spens) on 26th October last. Its functions and duties are to advise me on questions regarding the employment of medical personnel under the Emergency Hospital Scheme.
§ Mr. Grovesasked the Minister of Health whether, having regard to the dissatisfaction which is known to exist amongst general medical practitioners with regard to the distribution of work, some more satisfactory and impartial method than the procedure adopted for medical treatment of unaccompanied children in reception areas will be decided upon in order to obtain the cordial co-operation of general practitioners under the proposed domiciliary medical service for civilians who sustain war injuries in this country and thus ensure successful service?
§ Mr. ElliotAs the hon. Member will see from a memorandum shortly to be issued, of which I will send him a copy, the arrangements for the domiciliary treatment of uninsured civilians who sustain war injuries necessarily differ in certain respects from those made for unaccompanied children. I am not, however, aware of any dissatisfaction with regard to the distribution of work in relation to the medical treatment of these children in reception areas: on the contrary, I have received the most cordial co-operation of the medical profession.