HC Deb 27 January 1969 vol 776 cc220-1W
71. Mr. Wingfield Digby

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services why he has altered his policy of providing one main hospital for each hospital management committee group in the case of West Dorset; and what other exceptions he is now making.

Mr. Snow

The policy stated in Cmd. 3000 does not imply that every existing hospital management committee group should have a district general hospital, but there has been no change in the regional hospital board's plan to provide a district general hospital for West Dorset.