HC Deb 18 June 1956 vol 554 cc65-6W
79. Mr. Swingler

asked the Minister of Pensions and National Insurance to state the total number of doctors serving on pneumoconiosis medical panels and medical boards in the United Kingdom; and the numbers who are serving full-time and part-time respectively.

Mr. Boyd-Carpenter

Twenty-nine full-time and 65 part-time.

Swingler

80.Mr. asked the Minister of Pensions and National Insurance to state, for each area of the country, the numbers of doctors serving on pneumoconiosis medical panels and medical boards who are serving full-time and part-time, respectively.

Mr. Boyd-Carpenter

The Answer is as follows:

MEMBERS OF PNEUMOCONIOSIS MEDICAL PANELS (FROM WHICH MEDICAL BOARDS ARE MADE UP) AS AT 31sT MAY, 1956
Panel Members
Full-time Part-time Total
Cardiff 8 4 12
Swansea 4 — 4
Glasgow 2 10 12
Edinburgh 2 7 9
Stoke 4 5 9
Sheffield 3 10 13
Manchester 2 10 12
Newcastle 1 13 14
London 2 1 3
Bristol 1 5 6
29 65 94

NOTES:

  1. 1. Members of particular panels serve on Boards in other panel areas when necessary.
  2. 2. The amount of work done by part-time members of the panels varies widely from doctor to doctor. Only those who have recently served on medical boards are included.