§ Dr. Owenasked the Secretary of State for Social Services which health regions have the largest proportion of foreign-born doctors working in their hospitals; and what are those proportions.
§ Mr. Kenneth ClarkeThe regional health authority with the largest proportion of doctors (excluding hospital practitioners, paragraph 94 appointments and locums) born outside the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland on 30 September 1982 was North Western Regional Health Authority with 35.1 per cent. The next largest proportions were for Northern RHA and NW Thames RHA, each with 32.3 per cent.