HL Deb 07 September 2004 vol 664 c150WA
Lord Clement-Jones

asked Her Majesty's Government:

Whether they hold regular discussions with the appropriate professional bodies regarding priority areas for postgraduate medical training. [HL4027]

Lord Warner

There is regular contact between the Department of Health and the United Kingdom independent bodies with responsibility for postgraduate medical training—the Specialist Training Authority, the Joint Committee on Postgraduate Training for General Practice and the General Medical Council. This is principally to discuss aspects of the reform of postgraduate medical training. Part of our initiative,Modernising Medical Careers, is the review of postgraduate curricula for specialist and general practice training.

Lord Clement-Jones

asked Her Majesty's Government:

What discussions they have had with the Joint Committee on Postgraduate Training for General Practice on the level of general practitioner competency in the diagnosis of skin cancers and skin lesions. [HL4028]

Lord Warner

This subject has not been raised with the Joint Committee on Postgraduate Training for General Practice.