§ Mr. BurstowTo ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will set out the targets for the Government's special envoy for the national health service. [63815]
§ Mr. Hutton[holding answer 24 June 2002]The remit of the Government's special envoy for the national health service is to
promote British medicine and the opportunities for internationally trained doctors to work in the national health service;support and promote the development of the NHS international fellowship scheme at home and abroad, including assisting in the recruitment and selection of fellows:work closely with the Department, the NHS, medical royal colleges and other stakeholders to enable fellows to make a valuable contribution to patient care and to get the best out of their clinical practice experience in the UK.