§ Mrs. LaitTo ask the Secretary of State for Health which health trusts have consultants specialising in neurofibromatosis; and how many doctors are receiving training in this illness. [70727]
§ Jacqui SmithInformation on the services provided by local trusts, the skill mix of the staff they employ and the training they receive is not held centrally.
A range of doctors deal with this condition including consultants in ear, nose and throat, neurology, dermatology and clinical genetics. All doctors receive a general medical training but it is in their postgraduate years that consultants in the specialities mentioned above receive advanced training for conditions like neurofibromatosis.