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Written question asked by Tim Loughton (Conservative) on Thursday, 2 December 2004, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 14 December 2004. It was answered by Baroness Winterton of Doncaster (Labour) on Tuesday, 14 December 2004 on behalf of the Department of Health.


Dept of Health

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what priorities he has set for the National Director for Mental Health, with particular reference to the implementation of patient choice.
Answer

Tim Loughton: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what priorities he has set for the National Director for Mental Health, with particular reference to the implementation of patient choice. [203217] Ms Rosie Winterton: No specific priorities in relation to patient choice have been set for the national director for mental health. However, he has been involved in overseeing the work of the choice steering group, which has been established under the auspices of the National Institute for Mental Health in England, to inform the development of choice policy in mental health.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
203217; 428 c1078W
Session
2004-05
Subjects
NHS Managers Mental health services Department of Health Patient choice schemes
Link
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