While devolving services from institutions or hospitals to the community, it must be recognised that greater resources are needed. While it would not be fair to refer to the Minister for Health in the mid-1980s as he is no longer in public life, it was said then that community service was a better and cheaper option. An eminent health economist from the University of York, Professor Alan Maynard, in giving a lecture at a conference I attended, said that hospital services were cheaper, contrary to the views of the then Minister and his advisers. Hospital services are cheaper but they do not provide the best service. If optimum service is wanted, it must be paid for.