§ 68. Mr. Terry FieldsTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what steps he is taking to monitor the impact of the new general practitioners' contracts.
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§ 130. Mr. FatchettTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what steps he is taking to monitor the impact of the new general practitioners' contracts.
§ Mrs. Virginia BottomleyI refer the hon. Members to the reply I gave to the hon. Members for Newport, West (Mr. Flynn) and for Sheffield, Hillsborough (Mr. Flannery) on 13 February at column160.
§ 74. Rev. Martin SmythTo ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will make a statement about the implications of the new general practitioner contract and his proposals for practice and drug budgets for doctors working with AIDS/HIV patients and drug misusing patients.
§ Mrs. Virginia BottomleyThe GPs' new contract is intended to raise standards and extend services and will therefore benefit all patients, including those receiving care and treatment for AIDS and drug abuse. Under both the fund holding and indicative drug budgets schemes general practitioners will be able to prescribe for their patients all the medicines they need.