§ Mrs. Renée Shortasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will set 274W up a committee of inquiry into staffing problems at Broadmoor special hospital.
§ Mr. CrossmanThe approved nursing staff establishment is at present being reviewed.
§ Mrs. Renée Shortasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he is satisfied that security is being maintained at Broadmoor special hospital in view of the ban on overtime working; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. CrossmanOvertime is being worked voluntarily and senior officers of the hospital are continually reviewing the security arrangements with special reference to staffing.
§ Mrs. Renée Shortasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he is satisfied with the catering arrangements for staff and patients at Broadmoor special hospital; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. CrossmanThe present main kitchen is inadequate and will be replaced when Broadmoor is rebuilt. The catering arrangements were reviewed by one of my catering advisers in 1966 and the suggested improvements have been introduced in all cases where this is practicable. I am considering whether a further review is called for.
§ Mrs. Renée Shortasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what complaints he has received from staff, patients and relatives about the standard and balance of diet at Broadmoor special hospital; and what action he has taken as a result.
§ Mr. CrossmanComplaints about the diet have been rare since a catering committee at the hospital was set up four years ago.
§ Mrs. Renée Shortasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will hold an inquiry into the death of a patient at Broadmoor hospital caused because her diet did not contain enough green vegetables.
§ Mr. CrossmanI am awaiting a full report from the hospital and am arranging for one of my advisers on dietetics to visit the hospital this week.