§ Dr. Roger Thomasasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if, to allay the growing concern amongst senior registrars, seeking a future in community medicine, he will publish as soon as possible details of the measures that he is taking to minimise employment problems during the period of transition from area to district health authorities.
§ Dr. VaughanSufficient career posts were advertised over the past 12 months to absorb all senior registrars who had satisfactorily completed their higher specialist training, and there is at present no evidence of a shortage of career post vacancies. However, my right hon. Friends the Secretaries of State for Social Services and Wales and I shall shortly be authorising regional health authorities in England and Wales to create up to a total of 30 supernumerary senior registrar posts in community medicine. The posts will be temporary and tenure will cease when restructuring is complete.