§ Mr. Dempseyasked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many hospital consultant posts he has approved in the last three years; what are the individual specialties of these posts, the respective dates on which they were approved, and the dates they were advertised; and how many individual posts are still waiting to be filled.
§ Mr. NobleEighty-two consultant posts in the following specialties have been approved since 1st January, 1960, 24 in 1960, 35 in 1961 and 23 in 1962.
Specialty General Medicine 4 Dermatology 2 Surgery 5 Orthopædic Surgery 5 Neurosurgery 2 Dental and Oral Surgery 1 Plastic Surgery 1 Urology 1 Ophthalmology 1 Gynæcology and Obstetrics 6 Pædiatrics 1 Pathology 4 Bacteriology 1 Radiology 5 Radiotherapy 3 Psychiatry 6 Anæsthetics 17 Physical Medicine 1 Geriatrics 9 Child Psychiatry 3 Mental Deficiency 1 Biochemistry 3 Three of these posts have not yet been filled. The other information asked for is not readily available.
118Wcatch of salmon by stake nets, etc., on shore and in the rivers and by fishing boats at sea, respectively.
§ Mr. NobleAs the catches fluctuate the table below gives the catches of salmon and grilse for different methods of capture for each of the last five years. The figures for fish caught by fishing boat in the sea are estimates of the number caught by drift net.
§ Mr. Dempseyasked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many consultants are employed wholly in Lanarkshire hospitals; what are the names of the hospitals; and what are the specialties involved.
§ Mr. NobleThirty-eight consultants are employed in Lanarkshire hospitals only, as follows:
Specialty Number of Consultants Hospital at which based Anaesthetics 3 Law Hospital Bacteriology 1 Law Hospital Gynaecology and Obstetrics. 2 William Smellie Maternity Hospital, Lanark 1 Bellshill Maternity Hospital Infectious Diseases. 1 County I.D. Hospital, Motherwell Medicine 2 Law Hospital 2 Hairmyres Hospital 1 Strathclyde Hospital 1 County Hospital, Cleland Ophthalmology 1 County Hospital, Stonehouse Orthopaedic 4 Law Hospital Surgery. 1 Hairmyres Hospital Pathology 2 Law Hospital 1 Hairmyres Hospital Psychiatry 4 Hartwood Mental Hospital Radiology 2 Law Hospital Surgery 2 Law Hospital 2 Hairmyres Hospital 1 Stonehouse Hospital Thoracic Surgery. 2 Hairmyres Hospital Tuberculosis and 1 Law Hospital Chest Diseases 1 Hairmyres Hospital
§ 32. Mr. Dempseyasked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many consultants are based on Glasgow hospitals 119W what is the nature of their specialty; and how many sessions of each respective specialty are provided in each hospital board of management area in Lanarkshire.
§ Mr. NobleThere are 365 consultants based at hospitals under the 12 Glasgow Boards of Management. Their specialties are:
General Medicine 55 Infectious Diseases 5 Venereal Diseases 1 Tuberculosis and Chest Diseases 11 Dermatology 7 Neurology 3 Surgery 45 Orthopædic Surgery 15 Neurosurgery 3 Thoracic Surgery 2 Dental and Oral Surgery 13 Ear, Nose and Throat Surgery 14 Plastic Surgery 2 Urology 7 Ophthalmology 15 Gynæcology and Obstetrics 27 Pædiatrics 16 Pathology 27 Bacteriology 12 Radiodiagnosis 20 Radiotherapy 9 Psychiatry 19 Anæsthetics 34 Geriatrics 3 These consultants give 39 sessions to Boards of Management in Lanarkshire as follows:
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Coatbridge, Airdrie and District Anaesthetics 4 Ear, Nose and Throat Surgery 2 Ophthalmology 1 Paediatrics 1 Radiodiagnosis 4 Urology 4 16 Motherwell, Hamilton and District Ophthalmology 2 Paediatrics 2 Ear, Nose and Throat Surgery 11 Radiodiagnosis 2 Urology 1 18
Southern Lanarkshire Ear, Nose and Throat Surgery 3 Orthopaedic Surgery 1 Radiotherapy 1 5