§ Mr. Hoyleasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what machinery exists for a general practitioner who has applied for a general practice vacancy to make representations on his own behalf to the Medical Practices Committee prior to an application being rejected, after it has been rejected or for a review of the decision.
§ Mr. Kenneth ClarkeRegulations provide that the Medical Practices Committee may, if it thinks fit, give applicants, or any of them, an opportunity of making representations in person or in writing before that committee makes its selection. After the MPC has made a selection, a doctor whose application has been refused, may appeal to the Secretary of State. The Secretary of State may, if he thinks fit, hold a hearing of such an appeal.
Perinatal Mortality Rate per 1,000 Total Births, 1978 to 1982 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 North Staffordshire District health authority* 14.7 17.4 15.4 14.8 13.3 West Midlands regional health authority 17.2 16.8 15.1 12.9 13.8 United Kingdom 15.6 14.7 13.4 12.0 †11.4 Perinatal mortality rate: stillbirths and deaths under one week per 1,000 live and stillbirths. * Figures for 1978 to 1980 relate to North Staffordshire health district, which was conterminous with the present North Staffordshire district health authority. † Provisional. Source:
Population Trends
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