§ Mr. BayleyTo ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) if she will list the health authorities in England which at July 1993 had published local patients charters containing detailed information on local health services, including quality standards and maximum waiting times;
(2) how many (a) national health service trusts and (b) directly managed provider units had (i) published or (ii) not published charters containing detailed information on quality standards and maximum waiting times as at July 1993.
§ Dr. MawhinneyHealth authorities, national health service trusts and directly managed units are not required to publish local charters, although many have done so.
§ Mr. BayleyTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what proportion of national health service authorities have published reports on the performance of individual local hospital and ambulance services against patients charter rights and standards in 1992–93.
§ Dr. MawhinneyAll district health authorities have published patients charter annual reports for 1992–93.