§ Mr. Paul MarsdenTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many clinical and medical oncologists are employed per head of population in Wales; and if he will make a statement. [87868]
Mr. Jon Owen JonesInformation on NHS medical and dental staff is collected annually as at 30 September. The latest available information relates to September 1997 and is given in the following table.
Staff in post at 30 September (excluding locums) per 1,000,000 population Consultants All grades Number Wte 1 Number Wte 1 Medical oncology 0.3 0.3 0.7 0.4 Clinical oncology 5.8 4.7 12.6 10.5 1Whole-time equivalent. Following the transfer of functions, this issue has been devolved to the National Assembly for Wales.