Specialised Services (Commissioning)

HC Deb 18 December 2002 vol 396 c886W

Mrs. Gillan

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many responses he received as part of its review of commissioning arrangements for specialised services from(a) regional specialised commissioning groups, (b) local service providers, (c) commissioners, (d) patients' representatives and (e) carers' representatives. [86236]

Mr. Hutton

A total of 53 responses were directly submitted to the review of commissioning arrangements for specialised services of which many were composite responsesRegional specialised commissioning groups: 11 responses Local service providers: 14 responses Commissioners: 3 responses Patients' representatives, including voluntary sector organisations and carer's representatives: 14 responses Plus a further four responses from medical professional bodies, three responses from joint Department/national health service bodies and other four responses.