§ Ms PrimaroloTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what deficiencies she has identified in career training for chief executives in the NHS; and what plans she has to remedy them.
§ Dr. MawhinneyThere is a wide range of training and development programmes for chief executives and other senior managers in the national health service, much of it carried out at local level to meet the specific requirements of individual managers and the changing needs of the service. The national health service executive works with managers of professional and educational bodies to ensure that chief executives are able to meet the demanding standards expected of them.