HC Deb 14 June 1994 vol 244 cc462-3W
Dr. Godman

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what number and proportion of members of hospital trusts are(a) doctors, (b) nurses, (c) members of other health professions and (d) ancillary hospital workers.

Mr. Stewart

General and dental practitioners and employees of health service bodies are ineligible for appointment as chairman or non-executive director of an NHS trust. On the basis of information held centrally, 28 –12 per cent.—of non-executive appointees have medical qualifications, seven–2 per cent.—have nursing qualifications and nine–4 per cent.—are members of other health professions. Of the five executive directors on each trust, at least one must be a medical or dental practitioner and one must be a registered nurse or registered midwife.