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It was announced in the House of Representatives today by the Minister of Health (Mr. Nordmeyer) that the latest amendments to the Social Security Act dealing with a general practitioner service would involve an additional expenditure of £200,000 over the original estimate. This, he explained, would bring the total estimated cost of the general practitioner service up to £1,400,000 a year. "At the outsets added the Minister, "the increase due to the extra fees should not exceed £200,000. The estimate of the Government for the whole service originally was £1,200,000. I think it was on the high side, but, presuming it was fairly correct, the total cost may now amount in a full year to £1,400,000." The Minister explained that this estimate excluded pharmaceutical benefits which were expected* to cost £340,000, but experience suggested that it would be well below that figure. J
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Evening Post, Volume CXXXII, Issue 82, 3 October 1941, Page 7
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