§ 37. Mr. BluntTo ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will make a statement about funding of the national health service in Surrey and Sussex. [34738]
§ Ms BlearsThe 2002–03 allocations for Surrey and Sussex health authorities will be as follows:
inter-hospital transfers. In 1995, the Department commissioned the Medical Research Unit at Sheffield university to report on air ambulances. The report failed to show benefits that would justify NHS investment.
In recognition of the growing public interest in air ambulances and the fact that circumstances may have changed since research was last undertaken, the Department has commissioned a wide-ranging piece of primary research that is examining the role and effectiveness of air ambulance services in a modern NHS.