§ Mrs. Wiseasked the Secretary of State for Social Services whether it is the practice within the National Health Service for the next of kin of someone who has suffered a cerebral thrombosis, or other illness affecting the brain, to be and according to the circumstances at kept supplied with information from the doctors attending the patient.
§ Dr. OwenYes—this is normal practice for any serious illness. Exactly how and in what detail the information is supplied and who gives it should be decided in the best interests of the patient the time.