Purchasing Costs

Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Health – in the House of Commons am 12:00 am ar 16 Gorffennaf 1996.

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Photo of Mr Gerald Malone Mr Gerald Malone , Winchester 12:00, 16 Gorffennaf 1996

My hon. Friend, as an expert in such matters, will know that there are controls on both. If GP fundholders manage to make savings in any given year, they are able to adjust—together with the health authority—the plans to purchase additional care for patients. We expect hospital trusts to manage their budgets in a sensible way and, if there are differences from year to year, we expect them to manage that over time.