§ 9. Miss Fookesasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many consultants have resigned from their contracts during the last 12 months nationally and within the South-West Region.
§ Mr. EnnalsDuring 1976–77, 12 medical and dental consultants in the South-Western Region resigned other than on retirement. The corresponding national figure is provisionally 350; it is estimated that about half of these have taken up other consultant appointments in the National Health Service.