§ Mrs. PeacockTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what steps are being taken to ensure that NHS purchasing authorities involve the general public in their purchasing decisions.
§ Dr. MawhinneyThe national health service management executive document "Local Voices" and the priorities and planning guidelines for 1994–95—EL(93)54—identified the steps that authorities need to take to ensure that they involve the general public in their purchasing decisions. I wrote last month to all district health authorities emphasising the importance that the Government attach to responsiveness to the views and needs of local people.