§ Mr. Simon HughesTo ask the Secretary of State for Health on how many occasions in each of the last five years the Medical Practices Committee has decided to disperse the patient list of a vacant general practitioner post following a recommendation by a health authority that the post be advertised. [19430]
§ Mr. MaloneWe understand from the Medical Practices Committee that there was one occasion in the past five years when the committee dispersed a patient list following a recommendation from a health authority to advertise.