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Parliament Stoate demands answers on decision to end funding for BestTreatments resource
Parliament Stoate demands answers on decision to end funding for BestTreatments resource
| Monday, 23 April 2007 | |
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Stoate demands answers on decision to end funding for BestTreatments resource Dr. Stoate: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what factors her Department took into account when deciding to withdraw funding from BestTreatments, the health information resource for patients which has been available online on the NHS Direct website; and if she will make a statement.
Ms Rosie Winterton: The Department of Health is committed to providing patients and the public with the information they need to make informed decisions about their health, but needs to target resources where they will be most effective. The reasons for the decision were that the contract for "Best Treatments" had expired and the service no longer represented value for money. The Department will ensure that patients have access to the information that they need by developing new on-line and telephone based resources, through partnerships with libraries, through our new information prescriptions and by accrediting third party producers of information. In this way, the Department will help people to find the excellent information that is already available rather than duplicate production and assure people that the information they access is reliable and relevant to them. |
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