HL Deb 21 May 1997 vol 580 c8WA
Earl Russell

asked Her Majesty's Government:

Whether they will review the difficulties which restrict the registration of the homeless with GPs in the light of the Shelter Report Go Home and Rest.

Baroness Jay

We are aware of the difficulties which the homeless experience in registration with general practitioners, which are referred to in the Shelter ReportGo Home and Rest. We believe that a number of mechanisms to help the homeless to receive primary care exist in Section 56 of the National Health Service Act 1977 (or Section 33 of the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978), and are considering how the provisions of the Primary Care Act 1997 might be able to offer a variety of other solutions for health authorities.