§ Mr. O'BrienTo ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will give details of minor operations being carried out in general practitioners' surgeries within the areas of the five family practitioner committees in west Yorkshire; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Mellor[holding answer 25 July 1989]: We do not hold this information.
§ Mr. O'BrienTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what training is made available to those general practitioners who wish to carry out minor operations in their own surgeries; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Mellor[holding answer 25 July 1989]: It is the responsibility of the medical profession to provide such training as is necessary for the provision of general medical services. We are currently discussing the training implications of the GPs' new contract with interested educationists. No decisions have yet been made.