§ Mr. David Priceasked the Secretary of State for Social Services when he expects to be able to issue the detailed guidance to regional hospital boards on the development of community hospitals, which he forecast in his written reply to the Question of the hon. Member for Eastleigh.— [OFFICIAL REPORT, 4th April 1973; Vol. 854, c. 108.]
§ Sir K. JosephConsultation on a draft memorandum is in progress and I hope it will be possible to issue guidance in the autumn.
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§ Mr. David Priceasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what percentage of beds in the Wessex Hospital Region is in community hospitals; what development plans have been submitted to him by the Wessex Hospital Region for the future of community hospitals in the Wessex Region; and what reply he has given.
§ Mr. AlisonNo hospitals have yet been designated as community hospitals. The Wessex Regional Hospital Board has, however, given preliminary consideration to this matter and will be submitting its development plans when the Department's policy on community hospitals is published.