§ Mr. LuffTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what assessment he has made of the implications for the proposed Droitwich Spa one-stop shop of his decision to change the funding arrangements for the project. [157961]
§ Dr. LadymanSignificant new revenue funding is being made available to support public, private capital investment in the primary care estate based on local prioritisation of development proposals.
The funding arrangements have changed as a result of the new general medical services (GMS) contract which has been negotiated between the NHS Confederation and the General Practitioners Committee.
Previously revenue premises costs were funded via both the non cash limited and cash limited GMS routes. From April 2004 this funding will become resource limited and primary care trusts will manage this in conjunction with those resources in their unified allocation.
1596WThe future of the Droitwich Spa development will depend on the priority for investment in this facility relative to other such developments within the west Midland south area.
This will be decided by a planning group compromising all of the primary care trust chief executives within the west Midlands south area.