§ 73. Mr. Leadbitterasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many vacancies there are in the hospital service for ear, nose and throat consultants; what is the required establishment for each regional board; and what estimate of the supply of consultants has been made during the past five years.
§ Mr. CrossmanThirty-one in England and Wales at 30th September last year, but 26 of these posts were occupied by locums, whole-time or part-time. There is no required establishment for each regional board. The latest estimate of the annual number of senior registrars who will be trained to consultant level in the next two or three years is 18.