§ Mrs. Renée Shortasked the Secretary of State for Social Services in what circumstances psychosurgery can be carried out without the consent of the patient.
§ Sir George YoungI refer the hon. Member to my reply to the hon. Member for Ipswich (Mr. Weetch) on 5 June.—[Vol. 985, c.824–25.]
National Health Service Hospital Medical Staff, England* 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 (a) Whole time equivalents/100,000 population† 49 51 54 55 58 60 61 63 65 (b) Total salaries and wages/100,000 population (£000): (i) cash terms 258 † 296‡ 325‡ 360 497 568 608 686 876 (ii) (i) corrected for movements in prices§ — — — 360 392 392 363 380 417 (iii) (i) corrected for movements in average wages║ — — — 360 391 380 386 375 424 * Figures pre- and post-1974 are not entirely comparable. † Includes whole time and part time hospital medical staff except locums, hospital practitioners and part-time medical officers. ‡ Includes the cost of hospital dental staff: which, in 1974, represented £8,000 per 100,000 population. § Based on the RPI; Sept. 1974 baseline. ║ Based on Employment Gazette wage rates and hours indices; Sept. 1974 baseline.