HC Deb 07 July 1960 vol 626 c60W
Mr. W. Griffiths

asked the Minister of Health (1) on how many occasions during the month of May the five consultants employed at the Manchester Royal Eye Hospital attended clinics in the outpatients' department; what was the total number of hours that each spent in the out-patients' department; and how many patients were seen by them personally;

(2) how many new patients attended at the out-patients' clinics at the Manchester Royal Eye Hospital during the month of May; in how many cases these new patients were seen by one of the consultants and how many were seen by the registrars.

Miss Pitt

I understand that consultants attended fifty-six clinics of varying duration in May, 1960, during which month 3,697 new out-patients attended. It is not the practice to require consultants to record hours of attendance. The records kept to do not in all cases indicate which doctors are present when particular patients are seen.

Mr. W. Griffiths

asked the Minister of Health how many domiciliary consultations were carried out by the five consultants employed by the Manchester Royal Eye Hospital during the first five months of 1960.

Miss Pitt

I understand that four of the five consultants who have contracts also with the regional hospital board have made claims in respect of thirty-three domiciliary consultations in the period.