HC Deb 26 November 2002 vol 395 cc173-4W
Mr. Viggers

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many consultants there are in each faculty within Defence Medical Services. [80796]

Dr. Moonie

The 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

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