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Dr. Tony Wright
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what assessment he has made of whether operations are being performed by appropriately qualified and supervised doctors. [7975]
Mr. Milburn
We do not collect details about the medical staff who carry out operations. Hospital consultants are responsible for supervising the work of doctors in training. All doctors have a professional responsibility to ensure that they only undertake operations within their clinical competence.