§ Mr. RedmondTo ask the Secretary of State for Health if she will list by regional health authority the current establishment requirement for anaesthetists; and how many are in post.
§ Dr. MawhinneyThere are currently no "establishment requirements" set for hospital doctors in the National Health Service. The table gives the provisional number of consultant anaesthetists, expressed in the form of "whole-time equivalent", in England, by region as at 30 September 1991 (the latest date for which figures are available).
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Hospital medical consultants anaesthetists in England and by region —30 September 1991 (provisional figures) Whole Time Equivalent England 2,030 Northern 130 Yorkshire 140 Trent 200 East Anglia 90 North West Thames 110
Whole Time Equivalent North East Thames 160 South East Thames 160 South West Thames 110 Wessex 120 Oxford 90 South Western 140 West Midlands 250 Mersey 120 North Western 180 SHAs 30 Figures are rounded to the nearest 10. Seals