HC Deb 06 June 2000 vol 351 c227W
16. Mr. Burns

To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will make a statement on NHS treatment of the elderly. [122877]

Mr. Hutton

We are determined that older people should have high standards of care from the National Health Service based on clinical need and no other factor. Our National Service Framework for Older People, to be published in the autumn, will set national standards in health care for older people. Our plans to develop Intermediate Care Services will play an important part in promoting the independence of older people.