18/03/04
Q: Ms Walley (Labour, Stoke-on-Trent North)
A: Dr. Ladyman (Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department of Health)
English Parliament
18 March 2004
Ms Walley: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what his Department's policy is on the provision of drinking water for persons receiving home care; and if he will make a statement.
Dr. Ladyman: Staff are expected to assist with drinking where the need for assistance has been identified in the individual's service user plan. These responsibilities are set out in the Domiciliary Care National Minimum Standards, Standards 2, 7, 8, and 11. Domiciliary care agencies have responsibilities under the Food Safety Act 1990 to ensure safe practices.
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