HC Deb 08 February 1994 vol 237 c195W
Mr. Battle

To ask the Secretary of State for Health if she will list the 10 local authorities participating in the study of community care, housing and homelessness undertaken by the NHS management Executive.

Mr. Bowis

This is one of a number of special studies being carried out jointly by the social services inspectorate and the NHS Management Executive as part of the Department of Health's programme of monitoring community care implementation. The Department of the Environment is jointly involved in this study.

The 10 local authorities being visited are:

  • Bradford
  • Camden
  • Dudley
  • Durham
  • Haringey
  • Hounslow
  • Nottinghamshire
  • Suffolk
  • Wandsworth
  • West Sussex

The special studies are based on social services authorities, but each of the 10 studies involves social services, health and housing agencies.