§ Mr. ViggersTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many consultants there are in each faculty within Defence Medical Services. [80796]
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§ Dr. MoonieThe number of consultants in each specialty within the Defence Medical Services, as at 1 July 2002, is set out in the following table:
Consultant specialty Current manning1 General Surgery 18 Orthopaedic Surgery 11 General Medicine 20 Anaesthetics 23 Accident and Emergency 3 Dermatology 3 Paediatrics 2 Genito-Urinary Medicine 1 Neurology 0 Obstetrics and Gynaecology 0 Urology 3 Burns and Plastic Surgery 3 Psychiatry 10 Ophthalmology 3 Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery 7 Ear, Nose and Throat 3 Rheumatology and Rehabilitation 6 Radiology 10 Pathology 5 Chemical Pathology 0 Haematology 1 Histopathology 2 Microbiology 2 Aviation Medicine 1 Occupational Medicine 43 Public Health Medicine 8 Restorative Dentistry 2 Dental Public Health 2 1 Including command and staff appointments