§ Mr. BlunkettTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what guidelines she has issued to regulate extra-contractual referrals; and if she will make a statement.
§ Dr. MawhinneyCurrent guidance is contained in FDL(93)07—"Consolidation of Guidance on Extra-Contractual Referrals, Tariffs and Invoicing"—and HSG(93)8—"Guidance on Operation of Notification Arrangements for Tertiary Extra-Contractual Referrals"—copies of which will be placed in the Library.
§ Mr. BlunkettTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what monitoring her Department undertakes of the rate of extra-contractual referrals.
§ Dr. MawhinneyThe National Health Service Management Executive quarterly monitoring system collects information by regional health authority on their forecast outturn spend on extra-contractual referrals compared with their planned levels of spend.