§ Mr. RedmondTo ask the Secretary of State for Health for what reasons salaries are not paid to chairmen of continuing health care review panels. [18821]
§ Mr. BowisIt is not normal practice to pay salaries for appointments of this kind, but chairmen are entitled to receive reasonable expenses.
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§ Mr. WicksTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many, and which, health authorities are intending to use the Barthel index to determine eligibility for NHS continuing in-patient care from April 1996; and what score on the index is being used as the basis for eligibility in respect of each one. [19807]
§ Mr. BowisThis information is not available centrally; health authority policies and eligibility criteria are currently in the process of being finalised for operation from 1 April.