§ Mr. SimsTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what guidance he has issued to health authorities relating to the transfer of staff from health authority employment to local authority employment in preparation for implementation of part III of the National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990.
§ Mrs. Virginia BottomleyNone, but any necessary guidance will be issued in good time to allow health authorities to implement it by the time part III, including section 49, of the National Health Service Act 1990 comes into operation in 1993.
At 31 March Residential Homes Residents aged over 65 LA Voluntary Private LA Voluntary Private 1981 9 3 0 405 92 0 1982 9 3 0 405 92 0 1983 9 3 0 405 92 0 1984 9 3 0 405 92 0 1985 9 3 0 367 106 0 1986 8 3 0 366 103 0 1987 9 3 0 393 103 0 1988 8 3 0 363 103 0 1989 8 4 0 300 117 0 1990 7 4 0 271 118 0
§ Ms. GordonTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many general practitioner budget holders are now established in Tower Hamlets health authority; and what percentage of the population they cover.
§ Mr. DorrellI understand from the chairman of the North East Thames regional health authority that there are no general practices presently participating in GP fundholding within the area of Tower Hamlets district health authority.