§ Mr. BurstowTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many consultant neurologist(a) vacancies and (b) posts there were in 2000; and how many of the consultant neurologists in post in 2000 were (i) full-time and (ii) part-time. [16806]
§ Mr. Hutton[holding answer 22 November 2001]: The number of consultant neurologists employed and the type of contract they held in September 2000 are shown in the table.
Hospital medical consultant neurologists by nature of contract England at 30 September 2000 All staff All staff 330 Full time 230 Maximum part-time — Part-time 40 Honorary 60 Source:
Department of Health 2000 medical and dental workforce census
Information is not collected centrally on the number of consultant neurologist posts and vacancies.