§ Sir Gerard VaughanTo ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) what plans she has to commission a medical audit of the quality of treatment being received by patients of the general practitioner practices whose annual prescribing costs are 20 per cent. or below the average for practices in their family health service authority areas;
(2) what plans she has to commission a medical audit of the quality of treatment being received by patients of the four general practitioner practices cited in the Audit Commission's recent report on rational prescribing.
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§ Dr. MawhinneyFamily health services authorities are responsible for working with general practitioner practices to make sure that their prescribing is both cost-effective and meets all real clinical needs of patients.