§ Mr. MorganTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what consultations he has had with the chairmen of local medical committees in Wales concerning the availability of(a) consultant and (b) general practitioner medical cover for elderly mentally ill patients and bed provision transferred from the NHS hospitals to private nursing homes; what provision he has made for specialist mid-career training in geriatric and psycho-geriatric medicine for GPs required to cover private nursing homes receiving such transferred bed capacity; and if he will make a statement. [6164]
§ Mr. HagueWithin the last 12 months there have been no such discussions, nor have any specific arrangements for mid-career training been made.