§ Mr. Maxwellasked the Minister of Health what steps he is taking to improve the shortage of qualified nursing staff for theatre duties at the Clare Hall Hospital in the Barnet Group Hospital Management Committee area; and if he is aware that patients are being sent home from this hospital before they have had their operations.
§ Mr. K. RobinsonI am aware of this isolated occurrence which I very much regret. It was due to the sudden illness of qualified theatre staff. Arrangements were made as soon as possible which have enabled operations to go on normally and efforts to improve recruitment continue.