§ Ms CorstonTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what studies have been commissioned into the different(a) prescribing and (b) referring practices of female as opposed to male GPs.
§ Dr. MawhinneyThe Department is not aware of any specific studies on this issue.
§ Mr. HawkinsTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what evidence she has on the changes in the workload of general medical practitioners since the introduction of the new general practitioner contract in 1990.
§ Dr. MawhinneyA year-long survey of general practitioners' workload began in November 1992, carried out jointly by the Health Departments and the British Medical Association. A report of the final results will be presented to the Review Body on Doctors and Dentists Remuneration later in the year. An interim report, based on the first seven months' results, was made to the DDRB in October 1993, to inform its 23rd report—Cm 2460,