§ Mr. Ashleyasked the Secretary of State for Social Services (1) in how many cases of complaints against hospital doctors in each of the last three years clinical judgment was involved;
(2) how many complaints against hospital doctors have been made in each of the last three years.
§ Mr. WhitneyThe only available information about complaints against hospital doctors relates to complaints which are wholly or partially clinical, and is as follows:
Written complaints, wholly or partly clinical, relating to National Health Service hospital services, England. 1982 1983 1984 7,005 8,191 *9,407 * Provisional.