§ Mr. Craigenasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will instruct Greater Glasgow health board to consider the appointment of a third consultant rheumatologist to the Baird Street centre for rheumatic diseases in view of the high increase of rheumatism and arthritis in the Glasgow area; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. John MacKayNo. The health board keeps its total consultant establishment under continuous review. Treatment of patients suffering from rheumatism and arthritis may be undertaken by consultants in general medicine, rehabilitation and orthopaedic surgery in addition to rheumatologists.
Premature retirements on redundancy grounds in the non-industrial Home Civil Service* 1 April 1979 to 31 December 1981
Redundancies as a percentage of Department† Redundancies Total net change‡ in staff Staff in post at 1 April 1979 percent percent Agriculture, Fisheries and Food 40 2.9 0.3 Chancellor of Exchequers Departments║ 110 0.6 0.1 Customs and Excise 35 1.5 0.1 Inland Revenue 13 0.1 — Central Office of Information 6 6.1 0.5 Royal Mint 4 8.5 0.9 Stationery Office 45 8.7 1.4 Treasury/MPO and others 7 0.2 — Defence 583 5.6 0.5 Employment 114 ‡2.2 0.2 Environment 79 1.4 0.2 Home Office 12 ‡0.9 —