§ Mr. Michael Robertsasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many medical practitioners in England and Wales have left the service on retirement or death in each year since 1970.
§ Mr. MoyleThe available information is as follows:
Kingdom or Ireland who were in the National Health Service Hospital Service or general medical service in England and Wales on 30th September of the year stated but not on 30th September of the previous year. Not all of these doctors will have entered the country immediately prior to joining the NHS, and the figures include a certain number re-entering the Service after a temporary absence. Comparable figures for the Community Health Services are not available.
1970 2,979 1971 3,164 1972 3,658 1973 3,881 1974 3,990
§ Mr. Michael Robertsasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many medical practitioners are in service in England and Wales.
§ Mr. MoyleThe numbers of doctors employed in the National Health Service in England and Wales at 30th September 1975 are shown below. A certain number held joint appointments and are shown under more than one heading.
- Hospital doctors–31,840 (29,730 whole-time equivalents)
- Community health services—5,230 (2,750 whole-time equivalents)
- General medical services—23,120.