§ Mr. BarnesTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what access her Department has to records of complaints from(a) patients and (b) members of surgical professions relating to surgical treatment; and if she will make a statement.
§ Mr. MaloneThe Department collects statistics on written complaints made by, or on behalf of, patients in England. The data give numbers of complaints which were wholly or partly about clinical issues but it is not possible to identify the numbers relating specifically to surgical treatment.