§ The Countess of Marasked Her Majesty's Government:
What is the current time devoted to clinical toxicology in the curricula of medical schools in the United Kingdom; and whether this includes the acute and chronic clinical effects of exposure to toxic chemicals found in agriculture, industry and the home. [HL2146]
§ The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department of Health (Baroness Hayman)This information is not available centrally.
Individual university medical schools determine their own undergraduate medical curricula in the light of the recommendations from the General Medical Council's Education Committee, which has the statutory responsibility to determine the extent of knowledge and skill required for the granting of primary medical qualifications in the United Kingdom. The committee's most recent recommendations were published in the 1993 report Tomorrow's Doctors, copies of which are available in the Library.
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§ The Countess of Marasked Her Majesty's Government:
What was the total number of fully qualified clinical toxicologists employed exclusively by the National Health Service for each year since 1990; and by which health authorities or NHS Trusts they have been employed; and [HL2143]
For each year since 1990, what was the total number of fully qualified clinical toxicologists contracted to the National Health Service who were also employed by, or had consultancies with, other organisations; with which health authorities or NHS trusts they were contracted; and with which other organisations they were employed or contracted to. [HL2144]
§ Baroness HaymanThe information requested is not available centrally.