§ Sandra GidleyTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what plans the Department has to evaluate the patient prospectus initiative. [77991]
§ Mr. Lammy[holding reply issued on Thursday 31 October]: The Department plans to evaluate the patient prospectus initiative by arranging;
a series of events at which it engages with a cross-section of patients and residents who are in receipt of the prospectus leafletmeetings with representatives of primary care trusts who have participated in compiling the documents locally.The above exercises are scheduled for completion by early in the new year. By taking part in these interface meetings, the Department is seeking to find out how the prospectus was received locally, and to gain feedback upon its utility. It will also use the information to inform plans for next year's prospectus and to consider potential improvements, for example to content, or in the provision of guidance material.
§ Sandra GidleyTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how much has been spent by each PCT on the patient prospectus initiative. [77993]
§ Mr. Lammy[holding reply issued on Thursday 31 October]: The Department does not hold information about primary care trusts' (PCTs) expenditure on the patient prospectus. It is for each PCT to make the appropriate arrangements to facilitate delivery of the prospectus.