§ Mr. CoeTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what arrangements he has made to support the purchasing of highly specialised services. [11704]
§ Mr. MaloneFollowing an internal review initiated by the chief medical officer into the provision of specialised services within the national health service, I have agreed that a new group be established to advise on the purchasing of specialised services. The new group is to be known as the national specialist commissioning advisory group and I have today placed in the Library the group's terms of reference and a list of its appointed members. The NSCAG will take over work currently carried out by the supra-regional services advisory group.