§ 65. Mr. Beithasked the Secretary of State for Social Services whether he will now make disposable syringes available on National Health Service prescriptions to diabetics dependent on insulin.
§ Mr. John PattenWe cannot justify the considerable additional cost of making such single-use syringes generally available on prescription to all insulin-dependent diabetics. If it is medically essential for a particular patient to use them they may be supplied through the hospital service.