§ Mr. Trewasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what advice he has given to regional hospital boards on the closure of general practitioner hospitals.
§ Sir K. JosephExisting advice on the procedures to be followed and the consultations to be undertaken over proposals to close or change the use of hospitals applies to general practitioner hospitals as to otthers. The question of the criteria by which the maintenance or closure of small hospitals should be determined in future is still being studied.