§ 86. Mr. Colin ShepherdTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many hospital doctors are currently qualified to become consultants.
§ Mr. MellorAppointment to consultant posts is made on the advice of advisory appointments committees. Appointments are normally made from the senior registrar grade. In 1987 there were 3,215 senior registrars in the hospital service in England, of whom 500 had been in the grade for four years or more.