§ Mr. Ieuan Wyn JonesTo ask the Secretary of State for Health if she will indicate the proportion of patients per neurologist within each(a) standardised United Kingdom region and (b) each district health authority and health trust area.
§ Dr. MawhinneyThe available information is shown in the table. Data are not available below regional level. Information relating to Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland are matters for my right hon. Friends the Secretaries of State for Wales and Scotland and my right hon. and learned Friend the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland.
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Hospital consultant neurologists per 1,000 population by region 30 September 1991 Consultants Population in '000s per consultant England 208 231 Northern 11 278 Yorkshire 12 304
Consultants Population in '000s per consultant Trent 14 331 East Anglia 8 251 North West Thames 18 189 North East Thames 27 141 South East Thames 21 176 South West Thames 18 161 Wessex 12 242 Oxford 15 174 South Western 7 459 West Midlands 15 348 Mersey 7 320 North Western 13 318 SHAs 33 n/a Notes:
1. The sum of regional consultation figures does not equal the England total since some doctors hold contracts in more than one region.
2. n/a means "not applicable".