HC Deb 20 May 2003 vol 405 c735W
Annette Brooke

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many respiratory specialists there are for asthma patients in Dorset. [113047]

Ms Blears

Information is not collected centrally on the numbers of respiratory specialists for particular patient types. There are nine specialists in respiratory medicine working within the former Dorset health authority area, six of whom are consultants.