§ Mr. FrenchTo ask the Secretary of State for Health if she will set out examples of co-operation between the national health service and the private health care sector of the type which her Department wishes to encourage.
§ Dr. MawhinneyDetailed information is not collected centrally. We welcome cost-effective co-operation between the national health service and the independent sector. It increases the range of options available to patients, GP's and NHS managers.