§ 17. Mr. PikeTo ask the Secretary of State for Health whether he now proposes to introduce any new initiatives to improve health service facilities in rural areas.
§ Mr. DorrellFrom 1 April 1991 we shall introduce significant improvements with the rural practice payments scheme for general practitioners in truly rural areas and the health service reforms will ensure health and family health service authorities will in future pay particular attention to the needs of their residents for co-ordinated hospital, community and primary health care.