§ Mr. David Priceasked the Minister of Health if he is aware of the difficulties of adaptation facing a disabled person on discharge from hospital and of the absence of any central fund of knowledge available to such a person; and whether he will make administrative arrangements in conjunction with the Minister of Social Security, the Minister of Labour, the Minister of Housing and Local Government, the Minister of Public Building and Works and the appropriate voluntary bodies to publish a guide book for the use of such a person.
§ Mr. K. RobinsonThere is a wide range of both official and voluntary services available in the health and welfare field to assist in the after-care and rehabilitation of such people. The co-operation of the hospital, general practitioner and local authority services at local level is necessary to ensure that the needs of patients are met in the way most appropriate to their individual requirements and local circumstances. My Department has issued guidance for implementing these arrangements, and I am satisfied that this is a more satisfactory procedure than the issue of a general guide book for the use of patients.