Mr. B. Harrisonasked the Minister of Health what is the ratio of patients to consultants, patients to junior house medical officers and patients to senior house medical officers in the following regions, South Western, North-West Metropolitan, North-East Metropolitan, South-West Metropolitan, South-East Metropolitan, Wessex, East Anglia and Oxford; and if he will give similar figures for consultants, junior house medical officers and senior house medical officers per 100,000 of the population.
§ Mr. PowellFollowing are the figures for 1959:
Number of in-patients (discharges and deaths) per: Region (1) Consultant(2) Senior House Officer(3) House Officer(3) South Western 623 1,535 1,991 North West Metropolitan 324 1,492 1,035 North East Metropolitan 420 1,424 1,062 South West Metropolitan 347 1,704 1,158 South East Metropolitan 349 1,420 1,130 Wessex 570 3,434 1,983 East Anglia 503 1,984 2,058 Oxford 549 2,075 1,660 Notes:
1. The teaching hospitals in each region are included.
2. At 1st July, 1959. Consultants with contracts in more than one region are counted in each.
3. Whole-time equivalents.
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Number of new out-patients per: Region (1) Consultant(2) Senior House Officer(3) House Officer(3) South Western 989 2,437 3,162 North West Metropolitan 722 3,324 2,307 North East Metropolitan 909 3,082 2,298 South West Metropolitan 639 3,137 2,131 South East Metropolitan 756 2,722 2,165 Wessex 899 5,415 3,127 East Anglia 813 3,207 3,326 Oxford 871 3,292 2,633 Notes:
1. The teaching hospitals in each region are included
2. At 1st July, 1959 Consultants with contracts in more than one region are counted in each
Whole time equivalents.
Number of new out-patients per: Region (1) Consultant(2) Senior House Officer(3) House Officer(3) South Western 13.7 5.6 4.3 North West Metropolitan 31.9 6.9 10.0 North East Metropolitan 22.6 6.7 8.9 South West Metropolitan 27.9 5.7 8.4 South East Metropolitan 23.7 6.6 8.3 Wessex 14.6 2.4 4.2 East Anglia 14.6 3.7 3.6 Oxford 16.4 4.3 5.4 Notes:
1. The teaching hospitals in each region are Included
2. At 1st July, 1959. Consultants with contracts in more than one region are counted in each
3. Whole-time equivalents