§ Dr. Roger Thomasasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will introduce legislation making it mandatory for paramedical and fringe-medical therapists to inform the patient's medical practitioner if he is receiving treatment from them.
§ Mr. Kenneth ClarkeNo. While it would be prudent for a patient to inform his own doctor if he was also receiving treatment from a non-medical practitioner, it would be an invasion of privacy to require such practitioners to give this information to the doctor irrespective of the patient's wishes.