§ Mr. BlunkettTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what discussions she has had with the Norfolk family health services authority regarding private prescriptions; and what guidelines she has issued to FHSAs on the subject.
§ Dr. MawhinneyAn official in the Department has recently had a conversation with Norfolk family health services authority about private prescriptions. Guidance will be issued to all FHSAs shortly.
§ Mr. BlunkettTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what monitoring her Department undertakes of the amount of private prescriptions being dispensed; and if she will provide a breakdown by FHSA of the number of private prescriptions dispensed, and the price at which they were dispensed.
§ Dr. MawhinneyNone. These transactions are outwith the national health service.