§ Dr. Roger Thomasasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if, in view of the need to attract medically qualified personnel into a branch of community medicine, he will make a statement as to his policy towards the promotion of occupational or preventive medicine.
§ Sir George YoungThe Department has just published"Care in Action", a handbook setting out the Government's strategy on preventive medicine and on health and social services in England generally. This urges health authorities to develop well-organised preventive programmes. Community physicians will play a part in this but health education should be the concern of all who work in the health service. Occupational health in the workplace is primarily a matter for my right hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Employment.