HC Deb 08 March 1994 vol 239 cc166-7W
Mr. Blunkett

To 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. Mawhinney

Current 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. Blunkett

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what monitoring her Department undertakes of the rate of extra-contractual referrals.

Dr. Mawhinney

The 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.