HC Deb 06 December 1965 vol 722 c24W
93. Mr. Pavitt

asked the Minister of Health if he will issue instructions that no hospital normally giving casualty services shall turn away any case where the life of the patient may be in jeopardy.

Mr. K. Robinson

No. If a patient is brought to a hospital accident and emergency department as in need of emergency treatment, it is for the doctor in charge, having seen the patient, to decide what is in his best interests.