HC Deb 12 February 1996 vol 271 c457W
Ms Harman

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what differences apply in relation to the options available to(a) fundholders and (b) non-fundholders when referring patients for treatment. [14063]

Mr. Malone

The difference between fundholding and non-fundholding general practitioners is the freedom fundholders have to manage resources and directly to purchase the care they judge best on their patients' behalf.