§ Mr. Chris SmithTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what guidance is given to NHS trusts about cash handed over for safekeeping on admission to the care of the trust. [11243]
§ Mr. HoramGuidance on safeguarding patients' property formed part of the national health service executive's model standing financial instructions issued to all NHS trusts in 1994. The guidance sets out the trust's responsibility to provide safe custody for money and other personal property handed in by patients.