§ Mr. Farrasked the Secretary of State for Social Services to what extent Carlton Hayes Hospital and other psychiatric hospitals are understaffed; and what he is doing to improve staff recruitment in Leicestershire.
§ Mr. CrossmanAt Carlton Hayes Hospital all medical staff posts were filled, and there were 36 nursing and 22 other staff vacancies at the latest date for which figures are available; comparable information about other psychiatric hospitals is not readily available; the Leicester Area Hospitals Careers Committee set up for the purpose in 1966 is using a variety of methods to stimulate recruitment in Leicestershire.