HC Deb 05 July 1994 vol 246 c187W
18. Mr. O'Hara

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what assessments she has made of the cost-effectiveness of the recent changes in community care.

Mr. Bowis

It is far too early to draw definitive conclusions about the success of the new arrangements. However, what we have seen so far suggests that the Health Committee was right to conclude last March thatthe new funding arrangements provide the potential for a better and more efficient use of public money.