§ Mrs. EwingTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many vacancies for consultants there are in the NHS in Scotland; how many of these posts have been vacant for six months or more; and if he will indicate these per NHS trust. [1374]
§ Mr. GalbraithThe latest available information is contained in the table:
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Hospital medical and dental consultant vacancies as at 30 September 1996 Trust/Health Board Total vacancies Posts vacant more than six months South Ayrshire Hospitals NHS Trust 4 1 North Ayrshire and Arran NHS Trust 1 — Ayrshire and Arran Community Health Care NHS Trust 5 5
Hospital medical and dental consultant vacancies as at 30 September 1996 Trust/Health Board Total vacancies Posts vacant more than six months Borders General Hospital NHS Trust 6 1 Royal Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust 4 2 Inverclyde Royal NHS Trust 8 5 Renfrewshire Healthcare NHS Trust 6 4 Lomond Healthcare NHS Trust 4 1 Argyll and Bute NHS Trust 1 1 Queen Margaret Hospital NHS Trust 3 2 Fife Healthcare NHS Trust 2 1 Kirkcaldy Acute Hospitals NHS Trust 3 1 Southern General Hospital NHS Trust 2 1 Yorkhill NHS Trust 5 2 Victoria Infirmary NHS Trust 2 1 Glasgow Royal Infirmary University NHS Trust 7 — Stobhill NHS Trust 1 — Greater Glasgow Community and Mental Health Services NHS Trust 9 3 Glasgow Dental Hospital and School NHS Trust 1 — Raigmore Hospital NHS Trust 5 4 Caithness and Sutherland NHS Trust 3 1 Highland Communities NHS Trust 2 2 Monklands and Bellshill Hospitals NHS Trust 12 4 Law Hospital NHS Trust 10 9 Hairmyres and Stonehouse Hospitals NHS Trust 2 2 Lanarkshire Healthcare NHS Trust 12 12 Aberdeen Royal Hospitals NHS Trust 10 5 Grampian Healthcare NHS Trust 14 4 Moray Health Services NHS Trust 3 — Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh NHS Trust 9 9 Edinburgh Sick Children's NHS Trust 2 2 Western General Hospitals NHS Trust 6 1 Edinburgh Healthcare NHS Trust 1 1 Dundee Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust 2 — Perth and Kinross Healthcare NHS Trust 2 1 Stirling Royal Infirmary NHS Trust 2 2 Falkirk and District Royal Infirmary NHS Trust 6 2 Central Scotland Healthcare NHS Trust 5 1 Western Isles HB Headquarters 3 2 Dumfries and Galloway Acute and Maternity Hospitals NHS Trust 5 5 Dumfries and Galloway Community Health NHS Trust 1 1 Shetland HB Headquarters 1 — Scotland 192 101
§ Mrs. EwingTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will provide a breakdown, by specialist field, of the current vacancies for consultants in the NHS in Scotland. [1375]
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§ Mr. GalbraithThe latest available information is contained in the table:
Hospital medical and dental consultant vacancies by specialty as at 30 September 1996 Specialty All vacancies Accident and Emergency 10 Anaesthetics 27 Haematology 2 Histopathology 1 Dermatology 2 Cardiology 3 Endocrinology and diabetes 1 Gastroenterology 4 General medicine 2 Nephrology 3 Respiratory medicine 1 Rheumatology 1 Genito-urinary medicine 1 Geriatric medicine 4 Medical paediatrics 7 Neurology 2 Palliative medicine 1 Rehabilitation medicine 5 Obstetrics and Gynaecology 7 Occupation health 2 Child and adolescent psychiatry 8 Forensic psychiatry 1 General psychiatry 32 Mental handicap 5 Old age psychiatry 7 Psychotherapy 1 Diagnostic radiology 12 ENT surgery 5 General surgery 8 Ophthalmology 5 Orthopaedic surgery 10 Plastic surgery 2 Urology 6 Oral surgery 1 Orthodontics 2 Restorative dentistry 1 192