§ Dr. Roger Thomasasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will set up a departmental investigation into the effects of the employment of multi-sessional clinical assistants upon the prospects and promotion of junior hospital staff.
§ Mr. Kenneth ClarkeWe see no present need for a special inquiry to supplement our regular collection of statistics and contact with the National Health Service.
§ Dr. Roger Thomasasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many multi-sessional clinical assistant posts in each of the health regions in England and Wales are at present taken up on a part-time basis by general practitioners; and what percentage of such posts this represents.
§ Mr. Kenneth ClarkeThe figures requested are shown in the table.
Clinical Assistants* at 30 September 1984 Number also holding GP Appointments† GP's as a percentage of all Clinical Assistants England and Wales 2,344 54.8 Northern 163 68.5 Yorkshire 205 59.8 Trent 205 69.5 East Anglian 99 66.4 North West Thames 89 35.2 North East Thames 111 38.9 South East Thames 149 49.5 South West Thames 92 37.7 Wessex 173 59.5 Oxford 91 52.0 South Western 199 47.8 West Midlands 278 63.5 Mersey 90 60.0 North western 216 65.1 London Postgraduate Teaching Hospitals 8 8.2 Wales 176 65.7 *Excluding those working one session or less. †Provisional