HC Deb 27 January 2004 vol 417 cc318-9W
Mr. Baron

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what steps the Government are taking to increase the number of general practitioners and nurses who undertake training in dermatology. [151252]

Mr. Hutton

The relevant statutory bodies are responsible for setting curricula for health professional training. We do share a commitment with those bodies that all health professionals are trained so that they have the skills and knowledge to deliver a high quality health service to all groups of the population with whom they deal. National health service trusts, primary care trusts and workforce development confederations are responsible for commissioning the training and development across their local health economies that their professionals need.

Mr. Baron

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many(a)general practitioners and (b) nurses have been trained in dermatology in each of the last five years; and what percentage of the total numbers of each this represents.[151253]

Mr. Hutton

This information is not collected centrally.