§ Mr. David Priceasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many hospital consultants are currently at work in England and Wales; how many work exclusively in NHS hospitals; how many work exclusively in private sector hospitals; and how many work in both.
§ Dr. OwenInformation about specialists working in private hospitals is not available. In the National Health Service there are 4,143 medical consultants with whole-time contracts, 5,590 with part-time contracts, and 1,063 with honorary contracts.