§ Mr. Robin CookTo ask the Secretary of State for Health whether his Department has issued guidance to health and local authorities on their responsibilities in providing an occupational therapy service in the community.
§ Mr. DorrellGuidance to health and local authorities on occupational therapy services was issued in 1985. There was further guidance in a 1988 health notice (HN(88)26), a copy of which is available in the Library, on the development of services for people with physical or sensory disabilities. A report by the social services inspectorate on local authority occupational therapy services is to be published shortly.