§ Mr. Lewis Stevensasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will name the chairman and members of the reconstituted Central Council for Education and Training in Social Work.
§ Mr. John PattenMiss Joan Cooper, CB, has agreed to act as chairman of the new Central Council for Education and Training in Social Work for an initial period from 1 April. Miss Cooper was director of the social work service of the Department of Health and Social Security from 1971 to 1976 and has been honorary visiting research fellow, University of Sussex since 1978.
The 25 members will be:
- Mrs. Vivienne Benjamin, Gwynedd
- Miss Dorothy Blenkinsop, Newcastle
- Professor Malcolm Brown, Belfast
649 - *Mr. Michael Clarke, Luton
- Mr. John Cypher, Birmingham
- *Mrs. Marie Eastwood, Birmingham
- Miss Jill D. Ford, Glasgow
- Mr. Kenneth Green, Manchester
- Cllr. Mrs. Joan M. Hadley, Worcestershire
- *Mr. Andrew Henderson, London
- *Miss Stephanie Irwin, Ballymena
- Mrs. Tessa Jowell, London
- *Miss Regina Kibel, London
- *Mr. David Lane, Middlesex
- *Mr. Eric Morrell, Newcastle
- *Dr. Brice Pitt, London
- Mrs. Catherine Pryde, Clackmannanshire
- Miss Kay Richards, Hertfordshire
- Mr. Peter Sacker, Sheffield
- Mr. Roger Singleton, Essex
- Mr. John Small, London
- Cllr. Ian W. Stevenson, Perth
Mean waiting time (in days)* Specialty Ninewells hospital Dundee Royal Infirmary Tayside 1980 1981 1982 1980 1981 1982 1980 1981 1982 General surgery 80 75 74 — — — 60 59 58 Orthopaedic surgery — — — 95 118 114 152 165 144 ENT surgery 84 98 100 — — — 80 88 88 Ophthalmology 79 64 67 — — — 78 64 67 Urology — — — 83 131 97 83 131 97 Neurosurgery — — — 30 46 37 27 43 38 Plastic surgery — — — 99 125 98 94 122 102 Dental surgery — — — 38 58 38 40 70 56 Gynaecology 43 49 49 — — — 48 47 52 * Statistics are for patients admitted, treated and discharged in the years indicated.