HC Deb 09 February 1982 vol 17 c333W
24. Mr. Golding

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will take steps to improve after-care facilities for elderly patients discharged from North Staffordshire hospitals.

Mr. Geoffrey Finsberg

It is for health authorities themselves, working in partnership with local authority social services departments, to determine what after-care facilities should be provided for elderly people, bearing in mind local needs and priorities.