§ Mr. AllenTo ask the Secretary of State for Health if he has received a proposal for research into the sexual abuse of children from the Northhope Hall trust; and will he make a statement.
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Hospital Medical and Dental Consultants1 analysis by specialty at 30 September each year Trent Regional Health Authority 1977 1982 1987 Total Number Whole time Number Part time Number Total Number Whole time Number Part time Number Total Number Whole time Number Part time Number All Specialties 906 455 451 1,078 594 484 1,269 672 597 All Medical Specialties 872 439 433 1,042 576 466 1,226 653 573 General Medicine 69 17 52 80 27 53 92 41 51 Cardiology 5 1 4 5 2 3 6 2 4 Diabetes and Endocrinology 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 Gastroenterology 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 Nephrology 5 3 2 6 4 2 6 5 1 Thoracic Medicine 20 17 3 12 8 4 7 3 4 Geriatric Medicine 28 27 1 39 35 4 46 40 6 Audiological Medicine 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 2 Clinical Genetics 3 — — — 3 1 2 3 1 2 Clinical Neuro Physiology 2 1 1 3 2 1 4 2 2 Clinical Pharmacy and Therapy 5 1 4 5 1 4 5 1 4 Clinical Physiology 0 0 0 2 0 2 2 0 2 Dermatology 14 4 10 15 7 8 20 7 13 Genito-Urinary Medicine 10 10 0 11 10 1 16 16 0 Medical Oncology 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Infectious Diseases 1 1 0 1 1 0 3 2 1 Neurology 7 3 4 9 5 4 11 6 5 Occupation Health4 — — — 0 0 0 3 3 0 Rheumatology 14 12 2 17 11 6 19 7 12 Other 3 3 0 2 0 2 1 0 1 Paediatrics 34 25 9 43 31 12 60 45 15 Paediatric Neurology5 — — — 3 3 0 1 0 1 Accident and Emergency 11 10 1 14 12 2 16 13 3 General Surgery 70 5 65 73 13 60 81 21 60 Cardio-Thoracic Surgery 8 7 1 8 6 2 10 6 4 Otolaryngology6 26 7 19 31 10 21 34 7 27 Neurosurgery 6 1 5 6 5 1 6 3 3 Ophthalmology 26 4 22 27 6 21 34 2 32 Paediatric Surgery 4 4 0 4 4 0 5 5 0 Plastic Surgery 8 3 5 7 3 4 8 2 6 Traumatic and Orthopaedic Surgery 48 5 43 57 5 52 62 8 54 Urology 7 4 3 11 6 5 16 6 10 Obstetrics and Gynaecology 52 8 44 63 19 44 67 14 53 Anaesthetics 108 61 47 152 104 48 187 108 79 Radiology 57 36 21 71 49 22 86 56 30 Nuclear Medicine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Radiotherapy 11 8 3 15 14 1 17 14 3 General Pathology 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 Blood Transfusion 3 3 0 3 3 0 4 4 0 Chemical Pathology 15 12 3 15 13 2 18 14 4 Haematology 21 17 4 25 19 6 28 20 8 Histopathology 42 24 18 46 24 22 52 29 23 Immuno-Pathology 3 0 3 4 0 4 5 1 4 Medical Microbiology 22 9 13 23 9 14 27 13 14
§ Mr. MellorThe Department has received from the Northorpe Hall trust details of a proposal to establish a therapeutic centre for sexually abused children and their families which would also include an element of monitoring and research in relation to those treated. The proposal will be considered along with others of a similar nature which have been received.