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FAMILY PLANNING SERVICE
Family Planning advice has been available at certain Council Clinics
and at the Five Elms Out-Patient Department for many years, and was
provided either by Council staff or through the Family Planning Association.
On 1st April, 1968 the National Health Service (Family Planning) Act,
1967 came into effect. This Act empowered local health authorities to provide
family planning advice and supplies to any persons who need them on social
as well as medical grounds.
After discussions with interested parties, the Council approved a scheme
whereby the Family Planning Association was invited to augment their existing
service in the Borough and replace the Council's existing limited service
for providing birth control facilities for medical cases.
At the end of the year Family Planning Clinics were being held as
follows:-
Annie Prendergast Clinic - Wednesday 6.30 p.m. - 8.00 p.m.
Central Clinic - Friday 7.00 p.m. - 8.30 p.m.
Five Elms Clinic - Tuesday 7.00 p.m. - 8.30 p.m.
Thursday 6.30 p.m. 8.00 p.m.
Thames View Clinic - Tuesday
fortnightly - 2.30 p.m. - k.00 p.m.
Consideration was given during the year to the possibility of instituting
a domiciliary service in special cases, and it was decided to implement
this service should the necessary finance be available in the following
financial year.
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