§ Mr. Nicholas Wintertonasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many (a) general practitioners and (b) consultants are currently practising who are over the state retirement age.
§ Mr. Kenneth ClarkeIn the National Health Service at 1 October 1982, the number of unrestricted principals over the state retirement age—60 for females, 65 for males—in contract with family practitioner committees in England was 1,506. On 30 September 1982 there were 229 medical consultants and 196 locum medical consultants over the same age working in the hospital service.