§ Ms PrimaroloTo ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to her answer of 26 March,Official Report, column 751, how information is classified as validated; and what other kinds of information are held by the NHS management executive but not regarded as information held centrally.
§ Dr. MawhinneyValidated information is that which has been checked by the Department for accuracy, 605W consistency and statistical reliability. The national health service management executive also holds a disparate range of administrative and management data obtained from a number of sources which may not be compiled on a comparable basis or use common definitions, or which may contain subjective judgments.