HC Deb 13 January 1986 vol 89 cc501-2W
Mr. Dobson

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services when considering the proposals of the North-East Thames health authority on the creation of specialist cancer provision in its area, what attention he pays to the location of cancer provision facilities in other Thames health authority areas.

Mr. Whitney

The development of cancer treatment services in North-East Thames is a matter for the regional and district health authorities. Any proposals to change the present disposition of services would be referred to Ministers only if they were opposed by the relevant community health council. In reaching a decision Ministers would, like the regional health authority itself, take account of all relevant points including, where appropriate, the location and capacity of facilities in other Thames regions.

Mr. Meacher

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services for each quarter of the calendar year 1984, the first three quarters of 1985 and for the financial years 1983–84 and 1984–85, for England, what were (a) the number of prescriptions dispensed, (b) the percentage of prescriptions exempt from charges, (c) the costs of prescriptions: (i) the payments by patients (excluding prepayment certificates), (ii) the payments from public funds, (iii) the total costs and (iv) the average gross costs per prescription, (d) the number and type of pre-payment certificates and (e) the revenue from sale of pre-payment certificates.

Mr. Hayhoe

[pursuant to his reply, 12 December 1985, c. 766]The information requested, in respect of the family practitioner services in England, is set out in the table:

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