HC Deb 08 May 1967 vol 746 cc147-8W
21. Mr. Woodnutt

asked the Minister of Health if he will authorise medical officers of health to permit the use of ambulances for the transport of patients to dental surgeries in order to bring the regulations in line with those applying to the transport of eye patients to medical eye centres.

Mr. Snow

Ambulance authorities already have a duty under the National Health Service Act, 1946 to secure that ambulances and other means of transport are available, where necessary, for both these purposes.

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