§ Mr. George Rodgersasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what progress has been made in the discussions in the EEC on the draft directive about general nurses.
§ Mr. EnnalsThe Council of Ministers at its meeting on 27th June approved two directives on general nurses. One provides for co-ordination of training leading to first level nursing qualifications—i.e., State Registered Nurses in England, Wales and Northern Ireland and Registered General Nurses in Scotland. The other provides for mutual recognition of the qualifications so that these nurses may move readily between member States and be guaranteed recognition of their professional qualifications and access to the practice of their profession throughout the Community. The directives are to come into effect in two years time, and the Government will now discuss the details of implementation with the statutory bodies and the profession.
The Council of Ministers has also agreed to set up an Advisory Committee on Nurse Training composed of experts in the nursing profession and so endorsed 366W market, and the product licence would be cancelled within the next few months.
Oral contraceptive preparations are available on prescription only. Although the product licence may restrict the indications for use for which a product may be promoted it remains a matter for clinical judgment whether in an individual case a doctor decides to prescribe a prepartion with a high oestrogen content for contraceptive purposes. However, in the case of Lyndiol, this product will cease to be available.