§ Mr. K. Robinsonasked the Minister of Health the number of consultants and of other medical staff, excluding general practitioners and house officers, in whole-time equivalents, in the employ of each regional hospital board on 31st December, 1956.
§ Mr. Walker-SmithThe information is set out in the table below:
MEDICAL STAFF OF HOSPITALS CONTROLLED BY REGIONAL HOSPITAL BOARDS ON 31ST DECEMBER, 1956. (WHOLE-TIME EQUIVALENT) (1) Regional Hospital Board Consultants Other medical staff (2) 1. Newcastle … 332 352 2. Leeds … 232 334 3. Sheffield … 285 456 4. East Anglian … 121 136 5. N.W. Metropolitan … 420 641 6. N.E. Metropolitan … 317 502 7. S.E. Metropolitan … 355 439 8. S.W. Metropolitan … 505 770 9. Oxford … 134 178 10. South Western … 259 330 11. Welsh … 234 365 12. Birmingham … 400 421 13. Manchester … 323 593 14. Liverpool … 196 353 NOTES:—
(1) The figures include whole-time, part-time and honorary staff.
(2) Excluding house officers and general practitioners.