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Proceeding contribution from Baroness Hussein-Ece (Liberal Democrat) in the House of Lords on Wednesday, 2 November 2011. It occurred during Committee of the Whole House (HL) and Debate on bill on Health and Social Care Bill.

Health and Social Care Bill

I am sorry to press the Minister on the point I made about homeless families who are placed in different boroughs or areas by their local authority. Under the present system, the GP practice where the family was originally based would wash its hands of that family and say, ““You are no longer in my area””. Is the Minister saying that wherever a family has been placed, it would still be able to retain the services of the GP where it originated from or would they have to register with a practice close to the temporary accommodation in which they may have been placed. Such placements can last for many years. Will the family have to seek a GP close to where they have been placed or could they still use the GP services from whence they came?

Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
731 c1272 
Session
2010-12
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
Subjects
Children Diabetes Housing Health Finance General practitioners Mental illness NHS Patients Northern Ireland Parents Primary care trusts Mental health services Mental health Standards Social services Wheelchairs NHS Commissioning Board
Legislation
Health and Social Care Bill 2010-12
Link
View this Proceeding contribution on www.publications.parliament.uk