Health Service (Hansard, 13 December 1989)

HC Deb 13 December 1989 vol 163 c672W 672W

§ Mr. Galbraith
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will give for each year since 1980 the total number of doctors employed .by the National Health Service and express this as a percentage of the 1980 figure.

§ Mr. Michael Forsyth
The information is given in the following table:

Year Total Percentage of 1980

1980 9,923 100.0

1981 10,167 102.5

1982 10,229 103.1

1983 10,410 104.9

1984 10,499 105.8

1985 10,509 105.9

1986 10,480 105.6

1987 10,476 105.6

1988 10,833 109.2

Year	Total	Percentage of 1980
1980	9,923	100.0
1981	10,167	102.5
1982	10,229	103.1
1983	10,410	104.9
1984	10,499	105.8
1985	10,509	105.9
1986	10,480	105.6
1987	10,476	105.6
1988	10,833	109.2