HC Deb 20 March 1979 vol 964 cc577-8W
Mrs. Renée Short

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services what action he is taking in the light of the National Consumer Council's recommendations made in the study"Access to Primary Care ", and, in particular, on those recommendations aimed at improving health care in poorer areas.

Mr. Moyle

The National Consumer Council acknowledged that this report provides only a snapshot of primary health care in two small communities. It is a small non-representative study aimed at complementing a larger national survey commissioned by DHSS from the social survey division of the Office of Population Censuses and Surveys. The results of the OPCS survey will be published later this year. I will consider whether any action should be taken in the light of that report and of any recommendations made by the Royal Commission on the NHS.