Baroness Finlay

From Mmc

08 March 07

Baroness Finlay of Llandaff to ask Her Majesty’s Government what action they are taking to ensure that junior doctors are not disadvantaged in applying for specialty registrar posts by the Medical Training Application Service’s technical difficulties. HL2501

Baroness Finlay of Llandaff to ask Her Majesty’s Government what action they are taking to ensure that experienced junior doctors do not leave the National Health Service if they are unable to secure an appropriate training post as a result of the move to the Modernising Medical Careers training system. HL2502

Baroness Finlay of Llandaff to ask Her Majesty’s Government how junior doctors can appeal against a decision not to shortlist them for training posts. HL2503

Baroness Finlay of Llandaff to ask Her Majesty’s Government how those doctors who do not secure posts in the current Medical Training Application Service round can obtain feedback on their performance in interview. HL2504

Baroness Finlay of Llandaff to ask Her Majesty’s Government how those doctors who do not secure posts in the current Medical Training Application Service round can view the scores afforded to their application forms. HL2505

Baroness Finlay of Llandaff to ask Her Majesty’s Government how the Medical Training Application Service is auditing the scoring of application forms to ensure consistency of standards. HL2506

Brief Bio: Ilora Finlay is a consultant in palliative medicine and chronic pain at the Velindre NHS Trust, Cardiff.

She is also an honorary professor and vice dean of the University of Wales, College of Medicine. Professor Finlay is director of the Institute of Medical Ethics and has served on several committees and advisory panels such as the Science Committee of Cancer Research UK and the Home Office Advisory Council on Misuse of Drugs Act. She has had over 126 papers and seven books published and holds senior editorial positions for medical journals such as Lancet Oncology and the Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice. In 1996, Baroness Finlay was named Welsh Woman of the Year in recognition for her work in the field of palliative care. In 2001, she was appointed a people’s peer in the first open contest for membership of the House of Lords.

Lady Ilora Finlay is a consultant in palliative medicine at the Velindre NHS Trust in Cardiff and team leader for the chronic pain management programme. She is also an honorary professor at Cardiff University.

A long-standing fellow of the Royal Society of Medicine, Professor Finlay founded the Section of Palliative Care at the Society. She is a Crossbench Peer in the House of Lords and she chairs the Science and Technology Select Committee Enquiry into Allergy.