§ Mr. Michael MorrisTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how much public money was spent on the production and distribution of the Surrey family health services authority's "General Practice Formulary 1990"; and whether the authority plans to monitor its use by NHS doctors.
§ Mrs. Virginia BottomleyThe production and distribution of Surrey FHSA's "General Practice Formulary 1990" cost around £19,000. The FHSA plans to monitor the use and effectiveness of the formulary through visits and inquiries by the medical adviser and feedback to the formulary committee which is keeping the document under review.
§ Mr. Michael MorrisTo ask the Secretary of State for Health whether he has any plans to monitor the use and effectiveness of the general practitioners' formulary produced and distributed by the Surrey family health services authority.
§ Mrs. Virginia BottomleyFamily health services authorities should encourage voluntary formulary development and use. Where, like Surrey, FHSAs provide GPs locally with a core formulary it is their responsibility to monitor its use and effectiveness.