Nhs Employees (Private Practice)

Mr. Win Griffiths
To ask the Secretary of State for Health when he expects to issue guidelines to National Health Service employees with private practice interests in potential competition with their work in income-generating departments in the National Health Service.

Mrs. Virginia Bottomley
As I stated in reply to the hon. Member on 5 February, at column 489, we are currently considering whether further guidance is needed in this field.