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At the bi-monthly rent arrears sub-committee, the situation of families
facing court action is considered and where possible steps are taken to prevent
eviction.
Co-operation with Hospitals and General Practitioners
In order to effect close co-operation and liaison with hospital consultants
and general practitioners, the following advisory committees exist to assist me
on aspects of community health care in their particular field:
Psychiatric
Geriatric
Chest Physicians
Pathological
General Practitioners
Paediatric
Obstetric and Gynaecological
Venereal Disease Consultant Advisers
A further committee under my chairmanship, the Community Health Service
Liaison Committee of Southwark, is comprised of general practitioners and
principal officers of the Health Department, whose task is to assess the value
of requests from medical research groups and of health surveys and is also
concerned with other health matters of a general nature affecting general
practitioners and the community.
Family Planning
A Family Planning service in full implementation of the National Health
Service (Family Planning) Act, 1967 continued to be provided on the following
basis:
(a) No charges are made for advice or examination in all cases.
(b) No charges are made for drugs and appliances supplied where a further
pregnancy would be detrimental to health.
(c) Charges are made in other cases for drugs and appliances except in
financially necessitous cases.
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