§ Mr. BurstowTo ask the Secretary of State for Health pursuant to his answer of 10 July 2003,Official Report, columns 1041–12W, on the Patient Advocacy and Liaison Service, what the methodology was for the recent mapping exercise. [126342]
§ Ms Rosie WintertonThe Department of Health undertook a survey of all national health service trusts and primary care trusts to ascertain the provision of patient advice and liaison services (PALS) in England. The survey included a question on whether each NHS trust had a PALS. The survey was carried out through the strategic health authorities and a listing of the trusts reporting that they have an active PALS can be found on the Department's website at http://www.doh.gov.uk/patientadviceandliaisonservices/.