NHS Direct (Hansard, 24 May 2004)

HC Deb 24 May 2004 vol 421 c1384W 1384W

§ Mr. Lansley
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many calls were made to NHS Direct in 2003–04. [173844]

§ Ms Rosie Winterton
Between 1 April 2003 and 31 March 2004, NHS Direct answered 6,427,321 calls.

§ Mr. Lansley
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the cost of NHS Direct was in 2003–04. [173845]

§ Ms Rosie Winterton
The total budgeted cost for the NHS Direct telephone service, NHS Direct Online and other related services for 2003–04 is £124 million.