§ Dr. Roger Thomasasked the Secretary of State for Wales how many associate specialists have been appointed in each health authority in Wales; and in what specialties; and what estimate he has of the actual financial saving to each authority.
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§ Mr. Wyn RobertsAssociate specialist posts are established with the approval of the central manpower committee. Costs are not a relevant factor in the determination of applications. Information on the overall
Associate specialists in post as at 30 September 1985 (whole-time equivalents)—excluding locum staff Clwyd East Dyfed Gwent Gwynedd Mid Glamorgan Powys South Glamorgan West Glamorgan Pembrokeshire Wales Accident and emergency — — — 1.0 — — — 1.0 — 2.0 Anaesthetics — 1.0 1.0 — 6.0 — — 1.8 — 9.8 Child and adolescent psychiatry — — — — — — 0.5 — — 0.5 Clinical pharmacology and therapeutics — — — — — — 0.4 — — 0.4 Dermatology — — — — 0.4 — 0.4 0.6 — 1.4 Ear, nose and throat — 1 — — — — — — — 1.0 General medicine — 0.5 — — — — 0.5 1.0 — 2.0 General surgery — — — — — — 1.0 1.0 — 2.0 Genito-urinary medicine — — — — 0.4 — — — — 0.4 Geriatrics — 0.5 — 1.0 1.0 — — — 1.0 3.5 Gynaecology and obstetrics — — 0.8 — — — 1.0 — — 1.8 Histopathology 0.3 — 0.5 — — — 0.5 — — 1.3 Mental illness — 1.9 1.1 — — 1..5 2.9 0.1 0.1 7.6 Nephrology 0.5 — — — — — — — — 0.5 Ophthalmology 2.0 0.3 — — 1.5 — — 0.5 — 4.3 Oral surgery — 0.4 — — — — 1.8 1.0 0.4 3.6 Paediatrics 2.0 1.0 — 1.0 1.0 — 0.5 — 1.0 6.5 Restorative dentistry — — — — — — 1.0 — — 1.0 Thoracic medicine 1.0 — — — — — — — — 1.0 Traumatic and orthopaedic surgery — 2.0 — — 2.0 — 0.6 0.8 — 5.4 All specialties 5.8 8.6 3.4 3.0 12.3 1.5 11.1 7.8 2.5 56.0