HC Deb 13 February 1995 vol 254 c503W
Mr. Chisholm

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many(a) clinical oncology consultants and (b) medical oncology consultants there are currently in England and Wales; and how many of each are funded by charities.

Mr. Malone

The available information is shown in the table. Information on the funding of national health service consultant posts by charities is not available centrally.

Hospital medical consultants in selected specialties by number England and Wales as at September 1993
Specialty Number
Clinical oncology 237
Medical oncology 60