NHS Bureaucracy (Hansard, 11 November 1997)

HC Deb 11 November 1997 vol 300 c536W 536W

§ 25. Mr. Lepper
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what action he is taking to transfer money from NHS bureaucracy into patient care. [13834]

§ 28. Mr. Caplin
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what are his priorities for reducing bureaucracy in the NHS. [13837]

§ Mr. Milburn
On 22 May, we announced a programme of measures to reduce management costs by £100 million this year. We will shortly announce further target reductions for 1998–99.
As part of our plans to replace the internal market, we are looking at the scope for further management costs saving.