HC Deb 27 January 1998 vol 305 c198W
27. Mr. Day

To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will make a statement on the rationing of health care in the NHS. [23442]

Mr. Milburn

For most people, most services are available in most places now. There are, however, unacceptable variations in access to some services and to the most effective treatments. Our aim is to improve this. We will take action to ensure that the most effective services are available across the country. We will work with the professions to produce national clinical guidelines and service frameworks to improve national consistency.