§ Mr. BurstowTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many overseas orthopaedic surgeons are working in independent sector treatment centres; and of these, how many are registered with the Royal College specialist register. [174473]
§ Mr. HuttonThe specialist register is maintained and published by the General Medical Council (GMC). All doctors working unsupervised in independent sector treatment centres (IS-TCs) are required to be included in that register.
There are four overseas surgeons currently delivering orthopaedic surgical procedures within the IS-TCs programme. All four are included on surgical specialist registers maintained by the GMC.