§ Mrs. BeckettTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many paediatric consultants there were in each of the last five years.
§ Mr. MaloneThe information is shown in the table.
Paediatric consultants—England at 30 September each year whole-time equivalent Year whole-time equivalent 1989 690 1990 710 1991 740 1992 780 1993 860 Note:
Figures are rounded to the nearest 10.
§ Mrs. BeckettTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many unfilled vacancies exist for paediatric posts; and if she will make a statement.
§ Mr. MaloneThe information is shown in the table.
Vacant paediatric posts by grade—England at 30 September 1993 Grade Number of vacant posts Consultant 42 Staff grade 12 Senior registrar 16 Registrar 15 Senior house officer 7 Total 92 Note:
This indicates the number of vacant paediatric posts notified to the Department as at 30 September 1993. As a snapshot of vacancies on a single date they may not fairly reflect the trend for the number of vacancies over the year as a whole.