§ Mr. BoatengTo ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) if he will list for 1976 and each subsequent year the number of complaints received by his Department concerning non-compliance with the policy on prescribing responsibility set out in HN(76)69; and if he will make a statement;
(2) if he will list for years 1986 and 1987 the complaints received by his Department concerning non-compliance with the policy on prescribing responsibility set out in HN(76)69, indicating in each case the health authority involved, the nature of the complaint, and the action taken.
§ Mr. MellorWe do not hold information in the form requested. In the years 1986 and 1987 about 70 items of correspondence referring to prescribing responsibility were received from health authorities, general practitioners and others. The Department has investigated all 607W complaints received regarding non-compliance with our advice on prescribing responsibility for outpatients in HN(76)69 and more recently in DA(87)10.