§ Mr. RedmondTo ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will list those NHS trusts in the south-eastern region in which relatives are required to bring in basic items of bed linen for in-patients. [449]
§ Mr. HoramI am unaware of any case where a national health service trust has asked patients or their relatives to bring in bed linen during a stay in hospital. Basic items of bed linen should always be provided by the NHS for its in-patients.