§ Mr. BurstowTo ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to his answer of 15 July 2002, on care homes ref. 68876, if he will place a copy of the questionnaire in the Library. [71648]
§ Jacqui Smith[holding answer 22 July 2002]: The national care standards commission (NCSC) is consulting service users and representative organisations as part of its inspection process.
The postcard questionnaire is one of the range of tools being used by the NCSC to gather information from service users on their perception of the care they receive. I have asked the commission to send a copy of this particular questionnaire to the hon. Member. Use of the cards to provide feedback to the Commission is, of course, entirely voluntary.