§ Rev. Martin SmythTo ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will make a statement on the current structure of medical and surgical posts. [2557]
§ Mr. MaloneThe main hospital career grades are consultant, associate specialist and staff grade. Other career grades are clinical assistant and hospital practitioner.
The training grades are pre-registration house officer, senior house officer and, for doctors in higher specialist training, registrar and senior registrar. The new specialist registrar grade, which replaces the existing registrar and senior registrar grades, is being launched in December 1995 in the specialties of general surgery and radiology, and from April 1996 in all other specialties.