Oral question asked in the House of Lords, by Lord Northfield (Labour). It was answered by Baroness Hooper (Conservative) on Tuesday, 5 June 1990.

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Untitled Oral question

Question

If HMGs attention has been drawn to statement by Registrar of General Optical Council that some practitioners dissuade or prevent patient from having his legal right to receive copy of prescription & in view of this confirmation from GOS that the law is being broken, what investigations they are making & what disciplinary action they intend to take if offences proved

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Secondary information

Type

Oral question

Reference

519 c1363 

Session

1989-90

Oral question type

Lead

Chamber / Committee

House of Lords chamber

Subjects

Disciplinary proceedings Eyesight Ophthalmic services Prescriptions Ophthalmology Testing General Optical Council