HC Deb 05 June 1996 vol 278 cc483-4W
34. Mr. Mark Robinson

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what plans he has to reduce bureaucracy in the NHS; and if he will make a statement. [30107]

Lord James Douglas-Hamilton

NHS trusts and health boards in Scotland have been asked to reduce their administration costs by at least 5 per cent. in 1996–97 and to contain their total management costs to £10 per head of weighted population in 1997–98. This is expected to release around £25 million a year for investment in patient care.