§ Mr. Sydney Irvingasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many consultants in the National Health Service have contracts allowing them to engage in private practice for each of the
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MEDICAL AND DENTAL CONSULTANTS: ENGLAND AND WALES: TYPE OF CONTRACT 1969 Specialty All (including whole-time) Part-time* Honorary† All specialties: Total … … 10,443 5,792 1,009 General medicine … … 894 586 124 Clinical physiology … … 16 2 7 Nuclear medicine … … § § § Rheumatology and rehabilitation … … 138 87 8 Infectious diseases … … 35 10 2 Diseases of the chest … … 326 82 8 Dermatology … … 167 146 9 Cardiology … … 63 42 7 Venereal diseases … … 84 33 ‡ Nephrology … … 17 6 1 Geriatrics … … 192 42 ‡ Ophthalmology … … 343 332 4 Social medicine … … 14 ‡ 14 Neurology … … 105 79 6 Clinical neurological physiology … … 24 10 6 Paediatrics … … 279 132 37 Paediatric surgery … … 15 7 3 General surgery … … 886 735 53 Ear, nose and throat … … 326 298 7 Traumatic and orthopaedic surgery … 496 419 10 Accident and emergency … … § § § Urology … … 73 67 2 Plastic surgery … … 65 59 2 Thoracic surgery … … 100 68 3 Neurosurgery … … 73 49 1 Anaesthetics … … 1,184 819 26 Radiotherapy … … 170 67 9 Radiology … … 595 322 5 Gynaecology and obstetrics … … 575 473 49 General pathology … … 609 90 110 Chemical pathology … … 74 5 29 Haematology … … 93 11 33 Histopathology … … 164 23 69 Medical microbiology … … 126 14 84 Blood transfusion … … 27 1 ‡ Immunopathology … … § § § Neuropathology … … § § § Mental handicap … … 117 12 ‡ Mental illness … … 789 258 53 Mental illness—Children … … 167 89 2 Forensic psychiatry … … § § § Other … … 10 ‡ 9 Dental surgery … … 851 256 198 Orthodontics … … 161 61 19 last five years; what are the specialisations of these consultants; and how they refer to the total number of consultants and the total number in each specialisation.
§ Dr. OwenThe information is as follows:
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1970 Specialty All (including whole-time) Part-time* Honorary† All specialties: Total … … 10,705 5,858 1,110 General medicine … … 927 601 133 Clinical physiology … … 16 2 7 Nuclear medicine … … 6 3 1 Rheumatology and rehabilitation … … 140 87 9 Infectious diseases … … 36 9 2 Diseases of the chest … … 306 72 7 Dermatology … … 166 142 9 Cardiology … … 69 44 9 Venereal diseases … … 86 33 ‡ Nephrology … … 21 7 2 Geriatrics … … 204 37 1 Ophthalmology … … 348 336 5 Social medicine … … 15 ‡ 15 Neurology … … 109 81 8 Clinical neurological physiology … … 28 12 5 Paediatrics … … 303 136 42 Paediatric surgery … … 17 8 3 General surgery … … 889 734 58 Ear, nose and throat … … 333 302 8 Traumatic and orthopaedic surgery … 519 439 14 Accident and emergency … … § § § Urology … … 81 75 2 Plastic surgery … … 65 58 2 Thoracic surgery … … 105 66 4 Neurosurgery … … 74 51 2 Anaesthetics … … 1,232 836 31 Radiotherapy … … 170 70 7 Radiology … … 604 320 7 Gynaecology and obstetrics … … 598 485 59 General pathology … … 607 92 110 Chemical pathology … … 77 4 29 Haematology … … 101 16 33 Histopathology … … 175 23 77 Medical microbiology … … 133 14 87 Blood transfusion … … 27 ‡ ‡ Immunopathology … … § § § Neuropathology … … § § § Mental handicap … … 117 10 1 Mental illness … … 810 266 59 Mental illness—Children … … 177 96 1 Forensic psychiatry … … § § § Other … … 10 ‡ 9 Dental surgery … … 846 234 232 Orthodontics … … 158 57 20 630W631W
1971 Specialty All (including whole-time) Part-time* Honorary† All specialties: Total … … 11,010 5,868 1,177 General medicine … … 949 593 142 Clinical physiology … … 19 2 10 Nuclear medicine … … 6 3 1 Rheumatology and rehabilitation … … 143 87 9 Infectious diseases … … 37 10 2 Diseases of the chest … … 295 71 7 Dermatology … … 170 140 11 Cardiology … … 77 44 8 Venereal diseases … … 87 33 ‡ Nephrology … … 23 9 2 Geriatrics … … 222 36 3 Ophthalmology … … 351 334 8 Social medicine … … 21 ‡ 21 Neurology … … 115 87 8 Clinical neurological physiology … 31 13 6 Paediatrics … … 311 117 45 Paediatric surgery … … 20 9 3 General surgery … … 907 739 68 Ear, nose and throat … … 331 293 8 Traumatic and orthopaedic surgery … … 542 449 16 Accident and emergency … … § § § Urology … … 83 76 1 Plastic surgery … … 67 61 2 Thoracic surgery … … 105 64 6 Neurosurgery … … 79 54 3 Anaesthetics … … 1,268 842 30 Radiotherapy … … 173 72 8 Radiology … … 629 327 10 Gynaecology and obstetrics … … 605 493 53 General pathology … … 580 91 108 Chemical pathology … … 82 6 32 Haematology … … 121 15 39 Histopathology … … 186 26 72 Medical microbiology … … 145 13 93 Blood transfusion … … 27 ‡ ‡ Immunopathology … … 3 ‡ 2 Neuropathology … … 17 ‡ 9 Mental handicap … … 122 10 ‡ Mental illness … … 835 270 68 Mental illness—Children … … 185 98 1 Forensic psychiatry … … § § § Other … … 10 ‡ 10 Dental surgery … … 874 224 230 Orthodontics … … 157 57 22 632W633W
1972 Specialty All (including whole-time) Part-time* Honorary† All specialties: Total … … 11,365 5,840 1,243 General medicine … … 983 588 157 Clinical physiology … … 20 2 11 Nuclear medicine … … 9 4 1 Rheumatology and rehabilitation … … 147 87 8 Infectious diseases … … 32 5 2 Diseases of the chest … … 274 65 7 Dermatology … … 176 138 11 Cardiology … … 80 43 11 Venereal diseases … … 86 25 ‡ Nephrology … … 26 12 2 Geriatrics … … 246 37 5 Ophthalmology … … 356 337 8 Social medicine … … 23 ‡ 23 Neurology … … 124 84 11 Clinical neurological physiology … … 32 14 5 Paediatrics … … 339 101 52 Paediatric surgery … … 23 9 3 General surgery … … 906 745 65 Ear, nose and throat … … 332 291 10 Traumatic and orthopaedic surgery … … 565 449 19 Accident and emergency … … 8 § § Urology … … 85 78 1 Plastic surgery … … 67 60 2 Thoracic surgery … … 106 65 5 Neurosurgery … … 81 53 4 Anaesthetics … … 1,321 842 38 Radiotherapy … … 177 67 10 Radiology … … 664 330 9 Gynaecology and obstetrics … … 620 497 54 General pathology … … 568 84 97 Chemical pathology … … 89 7 32 Haematology … … 122 16 37 Histopathology … … 194 23 79 Medical microbiology … … 161 14 102 Blood transfusion … … 28 ‡ ‡ Immunopathology … … 8 ‡ 7 Neuropathology … … 22 1 10 Mental handicap … … 128 8 ‡ Mental illness … … 869 272 69 Mental illness—Children … … 195 98 2 Forensic psychiatry … … 4 3 1 Other … … 16 ‡ 16 Dental surgery … … 894 228 234 Orthodontics … … 167 58 23 634W
1973 Specialty All (including whole-time) Part-time* Honorary† All specialties: Total … … 11,817 5,849 1,296 General medicine … … 1,014 571 171 Clinical physiology … … 23 2 12 Nuclear medicine … … 14 5 2 Rheumatology and rehabilitation … … 153 90 7 Infectious diseases … … 31 4 3 Diseases of the chest … … 301 64 9 Dermatology … … 176 135 9 Cardiology … … 82 40 11 Venereal diseases … … 91 25 ‡ Nephrology … … 25 12 2 Geriatrics … … 271 32 8 Ophthalmology … … 353 331 8 Social medicine … … 26 ‡ 26 Neurology … … 133 93 13 Clinical neurological physiology … … 33 14 5 Paediatrics … … 368 91 65 Paediatric surgery … … 23 9 3 General surgery … … 923 745 75 Ear, nose and throat … … 344 298 11 Traumatic and orthopaedic surgery … 564 461 20 Accident and emergency … … 57 7 ‡ Urology … … 97 87 1 Plastic surgery … … 76 66 3 Thoracic surgery … … 108 60 4 Neurosurgery … … 81 52 4 Anaesthetics … … 1,377 845 37 Radiotherapy … … 180 67 7 Radiology … … 689 328 10 Gynaecology and obstetrics … … 641 512 55 General pathology … … 346 58 65 Chemical pathology … … 125 10 42 Haematology … … 194 26 42 Histopathology … … 299 32 102 Medical microbiology … … 212 17 113 Blood transfusion … … 31 1 ‡ Immunopathology … … 12 1 9 Neuropathology … … 28 2 13 Mental handicap … … 133 8 ‡ Mental illness … … 930 281 76 Mental illness—Children … … 205 101 2 Forensic psychiatry … … 7 5 1 Other … … 20 2 17 Dental surgery … … 854 212 213 Orthodontics … … 167 47 20 * These figures include "Maximum Part-time" consultants. Part-time and maximum part-time consultants are entitled to do private practice. † Honorary consultants sometimes treat fee-paying patients but the fees are normally paid into their Departmental funds. ‡ Nil. § Not available.