§ Mr. Russell Johnstonasked the Secretary of State for Scotland in what regional hospital board areas are full facilities not available to general practitioners for open access laboratory investigations in bacteriology, haematology, biochemistry and radiology, including media radiology, respectively.
§ Mr. RossIt is the policy of all boards to provide these facilities as far as practicable. Though staffing difficulties leading to the temporary restriction of access have occurred from time to time boards have taken steps to restore the service as quickly as possible.