§ Mr. Patrick Jenkinasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many unfilled vacancies there are in the National Health Service for consultants in the following specialities, opthalmology, neurosurgery, paediatric surgery, plastic surgery, orthopaedics, pathology, haematology, dermatology and gastroenterology.
§ Dr. OwenPreliminary analysis of the latest staffing returns indicates the following position at 30th September 1975: