§ Mr. BurstowTo ask the Secretary of State for Health pursuant to his answer of 27 November 2002, on specialised services,Official Report, ref 82780, if he will list the groups that attended the meeting on 10 September. [85391]
§ Mr. HuttonThe following organisations attended the national review group meeting on 10 September, considering commissioning arrangements for specialised services:
- The Academy of Royal Medical Colleges
- The Joint Consultants' Committee
- Association of Community Health Councils for England and Wales
- The Patients' Association
- The National Health Service Confederation
- One strategic health authority
- Four primary care trusts
- Five national health service trusts
- Chairs of regional specialised commissioning groups
- National Specialist Commissioning Advisory Group
- Department of Health
- Observers from Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.
The Royal College of Nursing were invited, but were unable to attend