Written question asked by Martin Redmond (Labour), in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 30 November 1994. It was answered by Gerald Malone (Conservative) on Wednesday, 30 November 1994 on behalf of the Department of Health.

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Dept of Health

Question

If she will instruct the NHS Management Executive to change its purchasing system so that all patients are treated equally according to clinical need by (a) having a separate budget for accident and emergency costs, to ensure that unexpected increases do not have to be absorbed by the district health authority, (b) allocating the cost of more expensive and long-term treatments so that general practitioner fundholders pay an appropriate amount, (c) investigating the merits of bringing all general practitioners into the purchasing system as equal partners with district health authorities and (d) investigating the merits of providing all general practitioners with funds for routine treatments. - Includes ref to EL(94)79 Developing NHS purchasing and GP fundholding, EL(94)84, General Practice Fundholding: guidance on setting budgets for 1995-96 and FDL (94)68 Revenue allocations 1995-96 available in Library.

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Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

250 c791W;250 c790W

Session

1994-95

Subjects

Administration Budgeting GP fundholders General practitioners NHS NHS internal market Accident and emergency departments