I propose to take Questions Nos. 157 and 159 together.
The provision of school medical services as an integral component of child health services is the statutory responsibility of the health boards. As a result of the identification of the need for a review of child health services in the health strategy, Shaping a Healthier Future, the chief executive officers of the health boards initiated a review of the services in question. This review resulted in the recent publication of the report, Best Health for Children.
In so far as the school medical service is concerned, the report makes a number of recommendations. The report recommends a core programme for child health surveillance for all primary schools in close co-operation with parents and teachers and with selective medical examinations of children with problems. In addition, it emphasises the need for adequate training of key professionals, provision and maintenance of appropriate accommodation and equipment and provision of appropriate referral and timely and effective treatment services as essential components of the school health service.