§ Dr. Roger Thomasasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what percentage of consultants and
Consultants Registrars Specialty 30 September All Staff in post Born outside United Kingdom and Irish Republic All Staff in post Born outside United Kingdom and Irish Republic Number Per cent. Number Per cent. Geriatric Medicine 1976 339 126 37.2 160 134 83.8 1979 387 158 40.8 201 175 87.1 1981 424 184 43.4 20.7 173 83.6 Psychiatric specialties* 1976 1,460 306 21.0 683 430 63.0 1979 1,548 359 23.2 783 502 64.1 1981 1,665 410 24.6 805 480 59.6 * Includes doctors working in mental illness, mental handicap, child and adolescent psychiatry, forensic psychiatry and psychotherapy.