HC Deb 01 April 2004 vol 419 cc1674-5W
Dr. Evan Harris

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what plans his Department has to add inflammatory skin diseases to the quality and outcomes framework of the General Medical Services contract. [164905]

Mr. Hutton

Changes to the quality and outcomes framework (QOF) of the new general medical services contract will be negotiated between the NHS Confederation and the British Medical Association, following recommendations from an independent, United Kingdom-wide review group. The independent review group will decide what disease areas to consider for addition to the QOF.

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