§ 23. Mr. Russell BrownTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what plans the Government have to enforce NHS guidance on the clinical effectiveness of treatments. [42200]
§ Mr. MilburnIn the White Paper "The New NHS" we announced the end of the internal market in the National Health Service. The new National Institute for Clinical Excellence will set the standards of care that must be equally available to all. For the first time, the Government will require managers throughout the NHS to give as much attention to the effectiveness of treatments as to efficiency and cost. We will develop and publish National Service Frameworks which will make it clear what patients can expect from the NHS, and we will use the Service Frameworks to drive up quality through our management of NHS performance.