Dr. Morganasked the Secretary of State for Scotland the situation of the six 606W new orthopædic units in Scotland; how many orthopædic surgeons are engaged, and the number of junior surgeons or medical staff appointed in each case; and whether these units are run on the lines recommended and approved by the Delevingne Committee?
Mr. JohnstonThe orthopædic units in question are at Stracathro Hospital, Angus; Princess Margaret Rose Hospital, Edinburgh; Peel Hospital, Selkirkshire; Larbert and Killearn Hospitals, Stirlingshire; and Hairmyres Hospital, Lanarkshire. There are ten orthopaedic surgeons, of whom four are employed whole-time. The junior staff consists of one junior surgeon who acts as Registrar in each of the units, except Peel Hospital. Other junior medical staff is attached to each unit by the Medical Superintendent according to the number of orthopædic cases under treatment, up to a maximum of three per two hundred beds. The answer to the last part of the Question is in the affirmative.