§ 27. Mr. William Edwardsasked the Minister of Health whether he is aware of the provision in the new contract of services offered to full-time consultants by the Welsh Hospital Management Committee which compels full-time anaesthetists and radiologists to attend private patients without fee or payment to the hospital board; and if he will see that the contracts are not made.
§ Mr. K. RobinsonThe contract offered by the Welsh Hospital Board follows the form suggested by my Department after consultation with the profession. A patient occupying a private pay bed who arranges to pay a part-time consultant also pays the hospital a charge for accommodation. This charge contains an element for full-time consultant services. I do not propose to ask the Board to alter their form of contract.