HC Deb 10 February 1993 vol 218 c695W
Mr. Milburn

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what monitoring is undertaken and which statistics are kept by her Department to ensure a national consistency in decisions affecting extra-contractual referrals.

Mr. Sackville

None. Decisions about extra-contractual referrals should reflect "Guidance on Extra Contractual Referrals" (EL (92) 60) which should ensure national consistency. Copies are available in the Library.

Mr. Milburn

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what guidelines are issued by her Department about the grounds on which an extra-contractual referral can be derived.

Mr. Sackville

An extra-contractual referral is a referral made to a provider unit outside an existing contract with the patient's district health authority. "Guidance on Extra Contractual Referrals" was issued under cover of EL(92)60, copies of which are available in the Library.