§ Mr. Wigleyasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will list those regional health authorities within England which seek to provide a domiciliary physiotherapy service; and which regions do not do so.
§ Mr. John PattenIn England it is the district health authorities which provide physiotherapy services in the community. This may be at health centres, residential homes, in schools or in patients' own homes. A non-departmental survey carried out in 1980 showed that of the 202 health districts which responded, 152 were providing some form of community physiotherapy service.
The Department is currently funding a new inquiry whose aim is to determine the present pattern of provision of the community physiotherapy service and the results should be available later this year.