HC Deb 10 January 1989 vol 144 cc601-2W
Mr. Hinchliffe

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what action he is taking to improve the quality and availability of practice placements on social work training courses.

Mr. Mellor

The improvement of the quality and availability of practice placements on social work training courses is primarily a matter to be resolved by the Central Council for Education and Training in Social Work (CCETSW) together with the colleges who provide qualifying courses, local authority social services departments and other service agencies.

We have taken the view that practice placement provision is an issue requiring priority attention.

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Mr. Cox

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what financial help has been given to each of the regional health authorities covering the Greater London area to help in the treatment and counselling of people suffering from AIDS.

Mr. Mellor

The amounts of additional central funding allocated to the four Thames regional health authorities towards the costs of AIDS and HIV-related services for the financial years 1986–87 to 1989–90 are given in the table.

Additional funds provided to the central council this year for improvement to qualifying training included £700,000 for improvements to planning and cooperation between colleges and employers. We shall provide further funding for practice placement improvements over the next 5 years. Our training support programme initiative will encourage local authority social services departments to appoint placements organisers and supervisors. And in the coming financial year we shall be providing funds for a research project in this area.

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