§ Mr. Blenkinsopasked the Minister of Health whether he has given consideration to the recent reports on hospital costing by the King Edward Fund and the Nuffield Trust; and what action he proposes to take.
§ Mr. Iain MacleodI am consulting the Teaching Hospitals Association, the Association of Hospital Management Committees and each Regional Hospital Board about these reports: in particular I have asked for their views on the value to hospital administration of the system of departmental costing advocated in each report, its practicability and its likely cost in money and manpower.