§ Mr. Pavittasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he has revised his policy in regard to health education in the light of the management document on the reorganised National Health Service, which only mentions the Health Education Council once and then in conjunction with a supplementary profession to medicine; what proposals he has to enhance progress in this field; and if he will make a statement.
§ Sir K. JosephMy policy remains unchanged. I regard health education as an important part of the preventive health services, both centrally and locally. My Department continues to give full support to the Health Education Council. 85W Changes in responsibility for health education locally, which the Government propose to make in 1974 subject to the passage of the National Health Service Reorganisation Bill now before Parliament, are described in paragraph 23 of the Command Paper 5055 on National Health Service Reorganisation. The Report on Management Arrangements for the Reorganised National Health Service was not a document in which more than the passing reference to health education which appears in it would have been appropriate.