§ Mr. Hector Hughesasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what steps he is taking to attract back into active medical practice Scottish women doctors who retired to marry and raise children, and having done so are now available to return to practice; and if he plans refresher courses for them.
§ Mr. RossI have been in touch with the various interests about measures which might be adopted to encourage married women doctors to return to practice.
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PERSONS INVOLVED IN MOUNTAINEERING ACCIDENTS IN 1960–64 Area 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 Total Fatal Other Fatal Other Fatal Other Fatal Other Fatal Other Fatal Other Argyll-shire — — 6 — 2 8 — 13 3 8 11 29 Inverness-shire 6 — 3 — 12 — 1 — 6 6 28 66 Ross and Sutherland — — — — — — 3 — 1 2 4 2 Scottish North-Eastern Counties (i.e. Moray, Nairn,
Banff, Aberdeen and Kincardine)
— — 1 — 1 — 1 — 2 5 5 5 6 — 10 — 15 8 5 13 12 21 48 42
§ Mr. RossI have no power to control farm rents, which are settled by agreement or arbitration. I am circulating with the OFFICIAL REPORT a table showing average increases in Scotland over the past five years.
The table is as follows:
Glasgow University hopes to begin a refresher course specially designed for such doctors in the spring and in other universities some of the existing refresher courses for general practitioners can readily be adapted to this purpose.