§ Mr. Georgeasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many persons there are per community nurse, and per health visitor, within the Walsall Area Health Authority; what is the national average number of persons per community nurse and per health visitor; and how many area health authorities have (a) a greater number of persons per community nurse and (b) a greater number of persons per health visitor than in the Walsall Area Health Authority at the present time.
§ Mr. DeakinsAt 31st March 1975, the latest date for which comparative figures are available, the number of persons per community nurse and per health visitor in Walsall and in England as a whole were:
to prevent drug sales promotion by such schemes as the one contained in the information sent to him by the hon. Member for Brent, South whereby general practice pharmacists receive £15 value of cut glass if they display a certain brand of analgesic on their counters on a self-service fitment; and if he will make a 495W statement on his policy for the sale of analgesics by self-service methods.
§ Dr. OwenI am grateful to my hon. Friend for raising this matter. It has been taken up with the firm concerned and I will write to him when I have its reply.
As regards the sale of analgesics by self-service methods, I would refer my hon. Friend to my reply to my hon. Friend the Member for Welwyn and Hatfield (Mrs. Hayman) on 8th July,—[Vol. 914, c.655–6.]