HC Deb 25 November 1985 vol 87 cc473-4W
Mr. Dobson

asked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will give, for each year since 1970 and for each health and social services board, the total number of National Health Service consultants holding (a) full-time, (b) maximum part-time, (c) other part-time and (d) honorary contracts.

Mr. Needham

The information is given in the attached tables. It should be noted that:

  1. (i) it is not possible to give an accurate breakdown between maximum and other part-time consultants;
  2. (ii) only total figures for Northern Ireland as a whole are available for the years prior to the creation of the health and social services boards;
  3. (iii) in Great Britain clinical teaching staff hold honorary Health Service appointments, in Nothern Ireland they are appointed jointly by the University and the health and social services board. The numbers of joint appointments are shown in the tables;
  4. (iv) consultants whose sessions are split between different boards are shown under the one with which their major involvement lies;
  5. (v) dental consultants and community physicians are included.

Health Services Consultants
Year and Board Full time Part time Joint appointment Totals
1970 178 219 397
1971 195 217 412
1972 227 206 433
1973 235 202 437
1974
Eastern 143 159 302
Northern 40 20 60
Southern 27 19 46
Western 36 9 45
Totals 246 207 453
1975
Eastern 150 160 310
Northern 46 17 63
Southern 32 19 51
Western 39 8 47
Totals 267 204 471
1976
Eastern 160 111 45 316
Northern 44 16 60
Southern 36 16 52
Western 40 9 49
Totals 280 152 45 477
1977
Eastern 159 109 47 315
Northern 42 14 1 57
Southern 38 14 52
Western 41 9 50
Totals 280 146 48 474
1975
Eastern 176 106 53 335
Northern 44 14 1 59
Southern 40 13 53
Western 44 10 54
Totals 304 143 54 501
1979
Eastern 179 100 60 339
Northern 48 13 1 62
Southern 40 14 54

Year and Board Full time Part time Joint appointment Totals
Western 48 6 54
Totals 315 133 61 509
1980
Eastern 184 103 65 352
Northern 50 10 1 61
Southern 45 7 52
Western 49 7 56
Totals 328 127 66 521
1981
Eastern 196 100 63 359
Northern 55 6 1 62
Southern 44 7 51
Western 51 6 57
Totals 346 119 64 529
1982
Eastern 201 99 68 368
Northern 61 4 1 66
Southern 46 6 52
Western 51 6 57
Totals 359 115 69 543
1983
Eastern 204 87 76 367
Northern 60 4 1 65
Southern 54 4 58
Western 55 8 63
Totals 373 103 77 553
1984
Eastern 200 101 72 373
Northern 60 4 1 65
Southern 53 6 59
Western 53 10 63
Totals 366 121 73 560
1985
Eastern 210 91 81 382
Northern 66 4 1 71
Southern 55 3 58
Western 54 10 64
Totals 385 108 82 575

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