§ Paddy TippingTo ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will list names of the chairperson and chief executive of each strategic health authority in England. [50022]
§ Mr. HuttonThe names of the chairperson and chief executive of each of the new health authorities established on 1 April 2002 is shown in the table. Subject to legislation, it is expected that the new health authorities will be designated strategic health authorities from the autumn of 2002.
services to be approximately £300 million, of which £170 million was provided by the voluntary sector and £130 million by the national health service.
The NHS Cancer Plan set out our commitment to increase NHS investment in specialist palliative care (including hospices) by £50 million by 2004. This investment is intended to help tackle inequalities in access to specialist palliative care and enable the NHS to increase their contribution to the cost hospices incur in providing agreed levels of service.