HC Deb 26 February 1975 vol 887 cc147-9W
Mr. Winterton

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many consultants were employed in each of the districts within the Cheshire Area Health Authority area at the start of the consultants' work-to-contract; how many were

A B C D E F
District Whole-time consultants Maximum part-time consultants Part-time consultants not included under C Honorary consultants Vacancies
Chester 20 6 28 1 0
Crewe 20 8 13 2 0
Halton 14 1 8 0 1
Macclesfield 16 6 14 0 0
Warrington 18 2 18 1 5
Note: Under B and C are included consultants who may also have been employed in another district or area.

been the ratio in the hospital service for each of the past four years between the numbers of administrative and clerical employees, on one hand, and medical and nursing staff, on the other.

Mr. Alec Jones

The information in respect of 1970–73 is as below:—

grounds of low income; and what are the numbers involved in each category of benefit.

Mr. Alec Jones

Reliable estimates are not available of the number of persons who have obtained free prescriptions. The following table sets out the information about the other welfare benefits:

employed whole-time; how many were employed part-time; and how many posts were vacant.

Dr. Owen

The number of consultants employed and the number of vacancies in each of the districts in the Cheshire Health Area as at 2nd January 1975 was as follows:

Mr. Winterton

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many extra consultants and how many extra junior medical staff she estimates would need to be employed in each of the districts within the Cheshire Area Health Authority if the present consultants' work-to-contract were to be continued indefinitely.

Dr. Owen

This information is not available.

Mr. Winterton

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services what reduction there has been in each of the districts within the Cheshire Area Health Authority area in the number of operations performed weekly since the start of the consultants' work-to-contract.

Dr. Owen

The average number of operations carried out weekly in the last three months of 1974, and in the week ending 16th February 1975, in each of the districts in the Cheshire Health Area were as follows:

District Weekly average 1st September 1974 to 31st December 1974 Week ending 16th February 1975
Chester 238 212
Crewe 128 67
Halton
Macclesfield 98 82
Warrington 172 133