§ Baroness Michie of Gallanachasked Her Majesty's Government:
Given that the implementation of Agenda for Change at early implementer sites is still incomplete, how the outcome will be evaluated by the planned national roll-out date of 1 October. [HL1654]
§ Lord WarnerNational Health Service employer representatives, the four United Kingdom health departments and the NHS trade unions have already begun a review of the emerging evidence from the 12 early implementer sites.
We have always envisaged that the review would not be completed until the summer of 2004.