§ Mrs. Ewingasked the Minister of Health. how many doctors hold positions as consultants or senior registrars whose speciality is the treatment and study of rheumatic diseases in Scotland, Wales and England, respectively; and how many are presently in training for such posts in each country.
§ Mr. K. Robinson:Hospital medical staffing tables list medical staff under the specialties to which they devote the greater part of their time. Medical staff specialising in rheumatology may be 187W listed under either rheumatology, physical medicine or general medicine. The
Scotland Wales England RHEUMATOLOGY Consultants and Senior Registrars 3 — 16 Other doctors, in training (i.e. registrars, S.H. Os and house officers) 3 1 23 PHYSICAL MEDICINE Consultants and Senior Registrars 3 3 122 Other doctors in training 1 2 38 GENERAL MEDICINE Consultants and Senior Registrars 202 44* 947* Other doctors in training 390 97 1,807 *These figures are approximate.