§ Mr. Grocottasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many appeals to his Department by patients concerning treatment by general practitioners and in hospital were (a) upheld, and (b) rejected in the latest years for which figures are available.
§ Mr. MoyleIn 1975 and 1976 there were 65 and 52 appeals respectively to the Secretary of State for Social Services by persons whose complaints against general medical practitioners had been decided adversely to them by family practitioner committees under the service committee procedure. The numbers of appeals upheld were three and six respectively.
The procedure for investigating complaints about treatment in hospital does not provide a formal right of appeal to my right hon. Friend.