§ Mrs. Dunwoodyasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if, in the light of the waiting list at Leighton hospital, he will allocate more middle grade staff in surgery and anaesthetics to the hospital.
§ Mr. Moyle, pursuant to his reply [Official Report, 20 March 1979; Vol. 964, c. 582] gave the following information:
My Department does not allocate posts to individual hospitals. It is entirely a matter for the regional health authority to decide how it deploys existing posts within the region and what bids it makes for additional posts to meet its service needs.