§ Mrs. BeckettTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what was the result of the National Centre for Primary Care Research study into the cost-effectiveness of specialist clinics in general practice. [37411]
§ Mr. MaloneThe Centre for Primary Care Research undertook a study to establish the extent and nature of specialist outreach clinics and to describe specialists' and general practitioners' views on them. The results were published in theBritish Medical Journal, volume 38, on 23 April 1994, copies of which are available in the Library. The National Primary Care Research and Development Centre is currently conducting research in this area.