§ Ms WalleyTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what replacement formula for resource allocation working party he uses to link NHS funding to local needs. [13723]
§ Mr. HoramThe RAWP formula was replaced by a new weighted capitation formula which uses forecast resident population figures which are then weighted for age, need and geographical variations in cost. The measure of need in the formula takes the form of two separate needs indices: one for general and acute services and the other for psychiatric services.