§ Mr. RedmondTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what is the total cost to date of introducing resource management in England; and what is current annual cost benefit return on the investment.
§ Mr. SackvilleThe total of funds made available in the years 1988–89 to 1993–94 to regional and special health authorities to introduce resource management will be £293.584 million.
124WThe resource management programme aims to secure improvements in patient care through better management of resources at hospital level and is not concerned solely with financial benefits. Assessment of benefits is an integral part of resource management projects in individual hospitals, but there has been no comprehensive national survey of those assessments.