HC Deb 09 June 1998 vol 313 c541W
Lorna Fitzsimons

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what plans he has for consultation on the possible reconfiguration of health authority boundaries in the Greater Manchester area; and if he will make a statement. [45343]

Mr. Dobson

Having considered this issue and taken advice from those responsible for the management of health services across Greater Manchester, I have decided that no such re-organisation should take place. There is already a complex management agenda arising from the National Health Service White Paper, which includes the development of Primary Care Groups/Trusts and the Manchester, Salford and Trafford Health Action Zone, which must remain the key priorities for all concerned.