§ Ms PrimaroloTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what assessment she has made of the number of new specialists needed to implement fully the report of the working group on specialist medical training and of the real-term cost implications of these new specialists.
§ Dr. MawhinneyThe report has been issued for consultation so that any decisions on implementation can566W be taken in the light of comments from all interested parties. Work on the resource implications will be taken forward as part of the consultative process with the objective of implementing any changes without increasing national health service pay bills beyond existing plans.