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Valerie Vaz
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(13 years ago)
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Mr Lansley
That, indeed, will be one of the areas on which the quality and outcomes framework for individual GP practices will focus. In addition, however, through the commissioning outcomes framework for the NHS as a whole, one area in which we want to see continuing improvement in quality is patient experience and outcomes as reported by patients. GPs and their clinical colleagues will therefore be incentivised continuously to improve quality.
Valerie Vaz (Walsall South) (Lab)
Can the Secretary of State tell us how much this consultation exercise is costing the public purse?