§ Dr. HampsonTo ask the Secretary of State for Health whether he has issued any advice to health authorities on the organisation of community nursing services.
§ Mrs. Virginia BottomleyOn 10 December I launched the report "Nursing in the Community" at a conference of senior national health service and local authority managers. This report provides practical guidance on the organisation and development of nursing services in the community. It will place nursing services in the community high on health authority management agendas, where they belong. Copies of the report have been sent to regional, district, FHSA and unit general managers, all GP practices, directors of social services, community health councils, the royal colleges and professional organisations. Copies are available in the Library.