§ Dr. MurrisonTo ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will make a statement on the level of general practitioner involvement in community hospitals over the past three years; and what assessment he has made of how such involvement is likely to change in the next five years. [144400]
§ Mr. HuttonWe do not collect information centrally on the level of general practitioner involvement in community hospitals.
Following the "Choice and Opportunity consultation", we are committed to undertaking a review of the arrangements for medical staff other than consultants employed in secondary and community care environments. Details of the scope of such a review will be considered in the light of the "Choice and Opportunity" consultation.