§ 19. Mr. MansTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what evaluation has been made of the results of the general practitioner fundholding initiative. [5628]
§ Mr. MaloneThe National Audit Office, the Audit Commission and many other independent agencies have called for the benefits of fundholding to be extended as widely as possible: 52 per cent. of the population already have a fundholding general practitioner, and more GPs are planning to join the scheme next year.