§ Mr. Barry JonesTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales how he proposes to enable hospital doctors to participate in decisions about hospital care; and if he will make a statement. [31003]
§ Mr. HagueAll NHS hospital services in Wales are provided by NHS trusts. To achieve such status all applicants were required to demonstrate the full involvement in management of their senior professional staff, especially clinical consultants. It is also a statutory requirement that the executive directors of each hospital trust should include a medical practitioner.