§ Mr. Cartwrightasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what steps he
320Wpital and the Brook Hospital, Woolwich at the most recent convenient date: and how this compares with the figure for the same date in the five previous years.
§ Mr. MoyleFollowing are the figures of patients awaiting admission to the surgical specialties:
is taking to reduce the continuing shortage of National Health Service chiropodists in the Greater London area; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. MoyleThere is at present a shortage of chiropodists nationally. New training schools are being opened or planned to increase the number of chiropodists available in future years to enable services to expand in line with the growth rates envisaged in the two Consultative Documents on Priorities in the Health and Personal Social Services. The 1977 intake of students at the eight recognised schools in Great Britain was 296, of which 84 were at the two schools situated in London.