HC Deb 27 October 1993 vol 230 c696W
Ms Primarolo

To ask the Secretary of State for Health on how many occasions on which a clinician's choice of provider has been judged as unwarranted in 1991–92 by the purchasing authority; and what that figure represents as a percentage of all extra-contractual referees.

Mr. Sackville

This information is not available centrally. The grounds on which an extra-contractual referral can be refused are clearly laid out in "Guidance on Extra Contractual Referrals" (EL(92)60), copies of which are available in the Library.