§ Mr. LivseyTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales what is the number of formal training days being given, since their inception, to the new district health authority members in Wales, by district health authority and in total.
§ Mr. Nicholas BennettThe Department does not keep records of training that may be provided at the local level by district health authorities (DHAs).
At the all-Wales level, a one-and-a-half day briefing event was held for all new DHA members in October this year, to provide general briefing on the organisation and finance of the NHS in Wales. A one-and-a-half day induction course was also provided in November.
A further five-day programme covering such issues as strategic planning, care in the community, purchaser-provider roles, finance, contracts, resource management and medical audit is planned for the period January to May 1991.