§ Mr. Paul MarsdenTo ask the Secretary of State for Health if NHS trusts and primary care trusts will be able to purchase the services of the Commission for Health Improvement on a consultancy basis. [55244]
§ Mr. MilburnInitially, we do not see the Commission charging individual National Health Service organisations directly for work undertaken with them. However, we believe that in the longer term, as the Commission's role develops more fully, there is merit in a move to a system where more of its work is funded locally, as this would encourage greater local involvement in the Commission's work and greater ownership of the results.
§ Mr. Paul MarsdenTo ask the Secretary of State for Health over what timescale the Commission for Health Improvement plans to visit each NHS trust and primary care trust. [55248]
§ Mr. MilburnIt is proposed that the Commission for Health Improvement conduct a rolling programme of visits, over a period of about 3 to 4 years, to every National Health Service trust and primary care trust.