§ Ms. HarmanTo ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) whether tertiary referrals will be treated in the same way as emergencies for the purpose of payment in the national health service internal market;
(2) what are the arrangements for paying for tertiary referrals.
§ Mrs. Virginia BottomleyTertiary referrals will normally be paid for in the same way as referrals by a GP: district health authorities will contract directly with the units receiving tertiary referrals. The same arrangements
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Total number of adult item-of-service claims Date Total October 1990 2,120,042 November 1990 1,880,791 December 1990 1,896,491 January 1991 2,001,663 February 1991 1,841,982 Source: Dental Practice Board
§ Mr. Terry DavisTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what was the number of estimates scheduled to dentists in respect of the categories (i) under the old contract,(a) adults and (b) children under 18 years and (ii) under the new contract (1) adults for registration only and excluding treatment, (2) adults with both registration and treatment, (3) adults for occasional treatment only, (4) children with entry payment claimed and (5) children with no entry payments claimed for each of the five months from October 1990 until the end of February 1991.
§ Mr. DorrellInformation is not available in the form requested. The table gives information on estimates under the old contract and claims for remuneration under the new contract, for England and Wales. It is not possible to give separate figures relating to the following categories under the new contract: (i) claims for continuing care payments for adult patients where no treatment fees are claimed; and (ii) claims for occasional treatment.
as for other kinds of referrals will apply to emergency and non-emergency tertiary referrals not covered in advance by a contract.