§ Commander Keransasked the Minister of Health if he is satisfied that the number of medical staff at The Hartlepools Hospital is now adequate; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. BraineLate withdrawal by two appointees led to difficulty in filling two vacant senior house officer posts in the Accident and Orthopædic Department, but appointments have now been made and the posts will be filled this month and early next month respectively. Because of increasing pressure, the Board are also creating one additional consultant post in orthopædics and one in obstetrics and gynecology for the Hartlepools Group.