§ Mr. OatenTo ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) what the results of the Orthotics Pathfinder project were; and what the cost of the project was; [135276]
(2) whether it is his policy that the model of the Orthotics Pathfinder project will be introduced across the NHS. [135277]
§ Mr. HuttonThe report of the Orthotics pathfinder project will be published in January 2004 and its policy implications will need to be considered. The total cost of the project was approximately £400,000 over a period of three and a half years. Most of this cost was to fund the changes in service provision, whose effectiveness the project was evaluating.