HC Deb 05 February 2002 vol 379 cc925-6W
Dr. Kumar

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what criteria he has used in the evaluation of primary care groups in their applications to become primary care trusts; and if he will make a statement. [29969]

Mr. Hutton

Primary care trusts are established after full and open consultation locally. Each application to establish a PCT is assessed against the nationally published criteria for assessment contained in Health Service Circular 1999/167. Applications must demonstrate:

  • The benefits of what will be achieved
  • The degree of support for the proposal
  • The 'fitness' of the proposed organisation to deliver
  • The impact on other organisations.

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