§ Mr. Andrew F. Bennettasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if, pursuant to the answer to the hon. Member for Stockport, North on 3 February 1982, he will publish in the Official Report an updated table giving figures for vacant consultant posts on 31 September 1982.
§ Mr. Geoffrey FinsbergThe table sets out for each specialty the number and whole-time equivalent (WTE) of the consultant posts without a permanent holder in England and Wales at 30 September 1982 and of those not advertised during the previous 12 months.
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Hospital medical and dental consultants vacant posts in England and Wales analysis by specialty showing number and WTE 30 September 1982 Vacant Posts Posts not Advertised Specialty No. WTE WTE occupied by Locums No. WTE WTE occupied by Locums All Medical Specialties 1,050 929.9 229.2 635 532.7 95.6 General Medicine 57 51.7 11.8 44 38.7 7.1 Paediatrics 28 25.8 2.7 17 14.8 1.0 Infectious Diseases 2 1.4 — 2 1.4 — Diseases of the Chest 20 16.0 7.1 13 10.0 4.1 Dermatology 17 13.6 1.3 11 7.6 0.9 Neurology 14 11.3 1.4 9 8.2 1.4 Cardiology 3 3.0 1.0 1 1.0 — Rheumatology* 16 11.8 1.4 12 8.5 — Genito-urinary Medicine 7 6.2 2.0 4 3.2 — Clinical Pharmacy and Therapy — — — — — — Geriatric Medicine 52 50.4 12.8 29 28.5 3.3 Medical Oncology 4 4.0 — 3 3.0 — Clinical Physiology — — — — — — Clinical Neurological Physiology 8 7.2 — 4 4.0 — Nephrology 3 3.0 — 3 3.0 — Nuclear Medicine 2 20 0.5 1 1.0 — Endocrinology 1 1.0 — 1 1.0 — Gastroenterology 1 1.0 — 1 1.0 — Audiological Medicine 2 2.0 — 2 2.0 — Clinical Genetics 2 1.1 — 2 1.1 — General Surgery 34 26.6 7.3 27 19.6 5.3 Paediatric Surgery 1 0.5 —. 1 0.5 — Ear Nose and Throat 28 19.3 6.7 21 13.1 3.1 Traumatic and Orthopaedic Surgery 28 26.4 4.0 18 16.4 1.3 Ophthalmology 39 31.4 8.3 26 20.0 4.4 Radiotherapy 17 13.7 4.7 9 6.1 1.7 Urology 8 7.1 1.0 4 3.1 1.0 Plastic Surgery 12 8.7 1.2 6 3.5 — Cardio-thoracic Surgery 12 8.6 1.1 7 3.6 0.1 Accident and Emergency 14 14.0 3.0 6 6.0 — Neurosurgery 5 2.3 — 5 2.3 — Obstetrics and Gynaecology 33 29.5 8.4 23 19.5 4.4 Paediatric Neurology — — — — — — Mental Handicap 41 40.0 13.4 25 24.5 6.1 Mental Illness 104 96.8 31.7 64 57.5 11.4 Child and Adolescent Psychiatry 50 44.9 9.4 27 22.8 5.3 Forensic Psychiatry 20 19.2 5.4 13 12.2 3.4 Psychotherapy 10 7.7 2.4 6 5.3 2.1 General Pathology 1 1.0 0.3 1 1.0 0.3 Chemical Pathology 8 7.5 0.3 5 4.5 0.3 Haematology 26 24.5 1.3 18 16.5 1.3 Histopathology 36 35.5 8.5 13 13.0 2.9 Medical Microbiology 25 23.4 2.5 18 17.2 1.0 Neuropathology 9 6.4 — 7 4.4 — Immuno-pathology 3 3.0 — 1 1.0 — Radiology 123 111.2 29.2 52 42.5 5.7 Anaesthetics 121 106.0 37.1 70 56.3 16.8 Blood Transfusion 2 2.0 — 2 2.0 — Other 1 0.5 — 1 0.5 — All Dental Specialties 19 15.9 1.1 8 5.5 — Oral Surgery 9 8.1 1.0 4 3.1 — Orthodontics 10 7.8 0.1 4 2.4 — Restorative Dentistry — — — — — — * Rheumatology is recorded as a separate specialty in the Table for 1982 replacing Rheumatology and Rehabilitation. The subspecialty of Rehabilitation is now included in the figures for General Medicine.