HC Deb 16 May 1952 vol 500 cc166-7W
Dr. Broughton

asked the Minister of Health the number of unestablished medical practitioners, employed as assistants to general practitioners engaged in the National Health Service, in each of the years 1948, 1949[...] 1950 and 1951. respectively.

Mr. Iain MacLeod

The numbers of assistants employed by general medical practitioners in the National Health Service at 31st March, 1950, and at the end of 1951, were 2,088 and 1,998, respectively. Figures for the other years are not available.

Dr. Broughton

asked the Minister of Health whether he will publish as a White Paper the terms of reference and the recommendations of the working party appointed to consider a new policy for payment out of the central pool of general medical practitioners; and if he will include therein statistics illustrating the distribution of the pool at the time of the Danckwerts' adjudication.

Mr. Iain MacLeod

I will consider how this information can best be made available to Parliament.