§ 15. Mr. TurnerTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the system of extra-contractual referrals as a means of ensuring patient choice and general practitioner freedom of referral.
§ Mr. WaldegraveI am satisfied that extra contractual referrals are working effectively in dealing with smaller patient flows. Expenditure on extra contractual referrals is running in line with plan.