§ Mr. Fowlerasked the Minister of Health how many cases were heard by National Health Service service committees in each year from 1960 to 1966, inclusive; how many of these cases were the subject of a further appeal to the Minister or the tribunal; and how many 278W cases went in favour of the practitioner and how many in favour of the patient.
§ Mr. K. RobinsonThe information is as follows. A number of the cases considered by Service Committees result from references by Executive Councils, not from complaints by or on behalf of patients, and separate figures for the latter type of complaint are not available before 1963. They are shown in brackets for 1963 and later years. Appeals are only to the Minister.
Year Number of Cases Appeals Cases where the practitioner was found in breach of his Terms of Service 1960 … 1,191 87 713 1961 … 1,341 95 744 1962 … 1,036 70 486 1963 … 1,086 (706) 94 463 (151) 1964 … 1,236 (836) 93 485 (149) 1965 … 1,159 (883) 95 413 (175) 1966 … 1,006 (738) 85 360 (151)
§ Mr. Fowlerasked the Minister of Health what was the total number of National Health Service service commitees existing in the period from 1960 to 1966.
§ Mr. K. RobinsonThere were 552 Service Committees in England and Wales from 1960 to 1964. The number was reduced to 536 following a reduction in the number of Executive Councils on 1st April, 1965.