HC Deb 20 March 1996 vol 274 cc244-5W
Ms Harman

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how much administrative time per week he estimates his initiative on paperwork in general practice will save each general practitioner. [21011]

Mr. Malone

We estimate an annual reduction of 260 claim forms and 380 prescription forms for each general practitioner, comprising some 17 million forms in total. Time savings in individual general practices depend on how duties are assigned and organised.

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