§ Mr. Arnoldasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will take steps to place the responsibility for employing junior doctors on the regional health authorities rather than district health authorities.
§ Mr. Kenneth ClarkeThe Government response to the fourth report from the Social Services Committee—Cmnd 8479—announce our decision that senior registrars should be employed by regional health authorities—and by special health authorities and boards of governors of postgraduate teaching hospitals. For the time being, the other training grades will continue to be employed at the local level, but we shall review these arrangements in due course.