§ 36. Mr. John Hallasked the Minister of Health what is the present total shortfall in junior hospital medical staff, namely, house officers, junior hospital 231W medical officers, dentists and registrars, other than senior registrars, respectively, in the National Health Service hospitals; and what percentage of the present staff is represented by doctors from overseas.
§ Mr. K. RobinsonI recognise a need for more doctors and dentists in these grades although numbers have risen. 46 per cent. of present staff are from outside Great Britain and Ireland.