HC Deb 23 January 1940 vol 356 c428W
Mr. Rhys Davies

asked the Minister of Health the names of hospitals, and the towns in which they are situated, which are equipped and staffed with modern psycho-therapy, and in which there are consultant appointments to supervise this type of work?

Mr. Elliot

Psycho-therapy is a form of treatment which is freely employed in mental hospitals. It is given by the resident medical officers, who are supplemented, in some cases, by visiting medical staff. The resident medical officers are generally regarded locally as consultants for psychiatric purposes. I am sending the hon. Member a list of mental hospitals showing the towns in which they are situated.