Parliament, Press and Broadcasting
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In reply to a question on July 11th, the Minister of Health stated that the Government welcomed the imaginative concept of World Mental Health Year; and that his Ministry had been cooperating with those responsible for the arrangements for observing the Year in this country, including Mental Health Week. On August 5th, Miss Edith Pitt, Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Health announced that in the light of consultations with interested bodies the Government generally accepted the Younghusband Report. It was proposed to introduce legislation to establish a National Council for Social Work Training and in England and Wales this would also provide for the setting up of a separate but associated council for the training of health visitors.
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