§ Dr. Roger Thomasasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will take steps to recruit personnel to take over from health visitors the responsibility for home supervision of the elderly, as recommended in his Department's publication "Growing Older".
§ Sir George Young"Growing Older" describes the work of health visitors in providing advice and support to elderly people and their families, as part of a wide range of statutory and voluntary community care services. It does not recommend the transfer of any part of this work to other personnel.