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The use of overseas doctors in providing out-of-hours services

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Here you can browse the Minutes of Evidence which were ordered by the House of Commons to be printed 25 March 2010.

Oral evidence

Taken before the Health Committee

on Thursday 11 March 2010

Members present

Mr Kevin Barron, in the Chair

Charlotte Atkins	Mr Lee Scott
Sandra Gidley	Dr Howard Stoate
Stephen Hesford	Mr Robert Syms
Dr Doug Naysmith	Dr Richard Taylor

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CONTENTS

Witnesses: Mr Paul Bates, Chief Executive, NHS Worcestershire, Mr Mike Farrar, Chief Executive, NHS North West, Mr Antek Lejk, Director of Partnership Commissioning and Primary Care, NHS Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly and Dr Fay Wilson, Medical Director, BADGER Out-of-Hours Co-operative, gave evidence.

Question Numbers

1-54

Witnesses: Mr Niall Dickson, Chief Executive and Registrar, Mr Paul Philip, Deputy Chief Executive and Director of Standards and Fitness to Practise, General Medical Council, and Professor Steve Field, Chairman of Council, Royal College of General Practitioners, gave evidence.

Question Numbers

55-101

Witnesses: Rt Hon Mike O'Brien QC MP, Minister of State for Health, Dr David Colin-Thomé, National Director for Primary Care and Medical Adviser, and Mr Gavin Larner, Director, Professional Standards, Department of Health, gave evidence.

Question Numbers

102-141

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Prepared 8 April 2010