HC Deb 21 July 1989 vol 157 cc428-9W
Mr. Cousins

To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will publish the number of(a) cardiologists and (b) cardiac technicians in each regional health authority, expressed as an absolute figure, and per 100,000 population of the regional health authority for the latest available year.

Mr. Mellor

The information is shown in the table.

Electrocardiogram requests, NHS hospitals, per 100,000 population, England, 1987–88
Group A1 Group B1
Routine Electrocardiograms Ambulary and Exercise ECG's
(per 100,000 population2) (per 100,000 population2)
England3 6,384 695
Northern 7,012 523
Yorkshire 7,748 837
Trent 6,671 330
East Anglian 5,819 575
North West Thames 5,900 659
North East Thames 7,783 1,031

Group A1 Group B1
Routine Electrocardiograms Ambulary and Exercise ECG's
(per 100,000 population2) (per 100,000 population2)
South East Thames 5,488 911
South West Thames 4,005 475
Wessex 4,139 672
Oxford 4,489 432
South Western 5,177 476
West Midlands 6,004 528
Mersey 7,960 966
North Western 7,942 972
1Source: KH13.
2OPCS 1987 mid-year population estimates.
3 England figure includes Special Health Authority.