Oral question asked in the House of Lords, by Baroness Rendell of Babergh (Labour). It was answered by Baroness Royall of Blaisdon (Labour) on Tuesday, 24 July 2007.

Health: InterAct Reading Service

Question: Whether they propose to support the service provided by the InterAct Reading Service, which supplies professional actors to read to stroke patients in hospital.

Answer: My Lords, I know that the InterAct Reading Service is well regarded by healthcare professionals and has become an example of good practice in its field. I understand that St Thomas's trust in London has undertaken a qualitative evaluation of the service which showed that stroke patients were positive about it. I recently heard Max Stafford-Clark speak about the huge benefits that the service brought him and fellow stroke patients in terms of reading and conversational interaction when he was recovering from a stroke in hospital.

Secondary information

Type: Oral question
Reference: 694 c688
Session: 2006-07
Oral question type: Lead
Chamber / Committee: House of Lords chamber
Subjects: Hospitals Patients Reading Strokes Actors InterAct Reading Service
Link: View this Oral question on www.publications.parliament.uk