HC Deb 09 March 1995 vol 256 c318W
Mr. Illsley

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what representations she has received regarding the standards of care at private psychiatric hospitals.

Mr. Alfred Morris

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what representations she has received regarding the standards of care in private psychiatric hospitals; and if she will make a statement.

Mr. Bowis

Arrangements for monitoring the standards of care given to national health service patients in private psychiatric hospitals are agreed between health authorities and NHS trusts and the private hospitals as part of the contracting process. Private psychiatric hospitals are subject to registration and inspection by the local health authority under the Registered Homes Act 1984.