§ Mr. Charles Irvingasked the Secretary of State for Social Services, in view of the growing concern regarding the impact on the health services of the increase in marital breakdown, what efforts are being made by his Department, both in terms of service and research, into ensuring that primary care practitioners are better equipped to handle marital problems presented to them.
§ Sir George YoungIt is increasingly widely recognised that all members of the primary care team should be well equipped to deal with these problems and that this need should be reflected in the arrangements for their training: for example, many of the compulsory vocational training courses for doctors entering general practice include training in dealing with marital problems and training in family relationships forms an important part of courses for health visitors.