§ Mr. BurstowTo ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will define(a)respite health care and (b)specialist health care support, set out in paragraph 16 of HSC 2001/015: LAC (2001)18. [4090]
§ Jacqui SmithRespite health care is typically understood to describe packages of care to provide respite for the main carer of a person where the care being provided is primarily health care, for example continence care.
110WSpecialist health care support is typically understood to describe the expertise of health care professionals available to patients with more specialised health care needs, such as tissue viability or continence, or the maintenance of domiciliary equipment.