Oral question asked in the House of Lords, by Lord Walton of Detchant (Crossbench). It was answered by Baroness Thornton (Labour) on Thursday, 25 February 2010.
NHS: Metric Units
- Question
- To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether all National Health Service bodies comply with the requirement that weighing scales used in the National Health Service display metric units only.
- Answer
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My Lords, NHS use of weighing equipment is regulated by local authority trading standards. LACORS, the Local Authorities Co-ordinators of Regulatory Services, which runs trading standards, conducted a national medical weighing project and published a report in July 2009. We are working closely with LACORS to address the concerns raised in the report. A new comprehensive safety alert will be published in March.
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- Type
- Oral question
- Reference
- 717 c1081
- Session
- 2009-10
- Oral question type
- Lead
- Chamber / Committee
- House of Lords chamber
- Subjects
- NHS Metrication Weighing equipment
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