§ Dr. D. Johnsonasked the Minister of Health what undertaking was given by the British Medical Association, in making its representations to him last year about the desirability of supplying drugs under the National Health Service to private patients, to co-operate in the administration of safeguards against over-prescribing on the part of private doctors.
§ Mr. Walker-SmithIn discussions with officers of my Department on the pos- 81W sibility of making the kind of financial and administrative arrangements which would be required if it should be decided as a matter of policy to introduce legislation, the Association agreed to safeguards on similar lines to those applying under the National Health Service.