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Nhs Direct

Volume 405: debated on Monday 12 May 2003

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To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will make a statement on plans for a national patient database, referred to in the strategy document, Developing NHS Direct. [110818]

The creation of a national patient database will allow NHS Direct nurses to handle calls from patients from any part of England and thus will help make best use of NHS Direct resources.