HL Deb 15 February 1996 vol 569 cc54-5WA
The Countess of Mar

asked Her Majesty's Government:

Whether a measure of the prevalence of impaired function as well as the prevalence of disease is included in assessments of morbidity by the Department of Health.

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department of Health (Baroness Cumberlege)

Information on the prevalence of impaired function as well as the prevalence of disease is collected through surveys sponsored in part or in full by the Department of Health. This information is taken into account in estimating overall morbidity in the population.