§ Mr. Jim CunninghamTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what measures are in place to assess the implementation of the national service framework for older people in England. [91150]
§ Jacqui SmithMonitoring the implementation of the national service framework for older people is ongoing and draws on a variety of processes. Information on meeting the 2001 and 2002 milestones has been collected from health and social care organisations. Less formal information gathering takes place regularly through a network of national health service and social services older people leads. A two-year progress report is due to be published in March 2003.