HC Deb 20 July 1993 vol 229 c117W
Ms Primarolo

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what plans she has to accredit or license surgeons to use new procedures.

Mr. Sackville

The Department of Health, the Medical Royal Colleges and clinical managers share the objective of enabling well-trained clinicians to offer the latest forms of health care to patients. We do not see the licensing of consultants in each new procedure as a practical means of furthering this objective.