HC Deb 28 April 1998 vol 311 c115W
23. Mr. Gareth R. Thomas

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what is his timetable for introducing NHS Direct nationally. [38697]

Mr. Milburn

The White Paper "The New NHS, Modem, Dependable" published on 9 December last year made clear our intention to have a full national NHS Direct Service in place by the end of the year 2000. Initial pilots covering over 1 million people were launched on 23 March.

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