§ 43. Dame Irene Wardasked the Secretary of State for Social Services whether he will investigate the Dutch system, details of which are in his possession, of attaching to their blocks of flats for single persons a small fully-staffed hospital unit in which occupiers of flats who fall ill can be nursed and, on recovery, transferred back to their living accommodation.
§ Sir K. JosephI am always prepared to examine any relevant proposals for development of health and social services, but if my hon. Friend has the Buitenhof type of scheme in mind, I do not favour the creation of hospitals exclusively for the elderly.