HC Deb 19 December 2003 vol 416 c191W
Sandra Gidley

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many(a) consultant geriatricians and

Hospital, public health medicine and community health services (HCHS): medical staff within the geriatric medicine specialty—England1
Numbers (headcount)
1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 March 2003 June 2003
All staff 2,527 2,560 2,505 2,572 2,558 2,707 2— 2—
Of which
Consultant 677 712 719 767 781 861 883 894
All other grades 1,850 1,848 1,786 1,805 1,777 1,846 2— 2—
1 Data as at 30 September 1997 to 2002, 31 March 2003 and 30 June 2003.
2 Denotes not available. This is due to data for March and June 2003 being taken from the mini censuses which collected consultants only.

Source:

Department of Health Medical and Dental Workforce Census

Between September 1997 and June 2003, consultant numbers in geriatric medicine increased by 32 per cent.