Primary Care Groups (Hansard, 1 February 2000)

HC Deb 01 February 2000 vol 343 c557W 557W

§ 27. Mr. Crausby
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what progress he is making with the development of primary care groups. [106264]

§ Mr. Denham
481 Primary Care Groups began on 1 April 1999 and are making excellent progress in bringing GPs, nurses, health professionals and social services together to deliver better services for their local population. 68 Primary Care Groups have also made applications to gain Primary Care Trust status this year and I have recently announced the first 17 to start from 1 April 2000.