§ Chris GraylingTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many(a) general practitioners, (b) hospital doctors and (c) consultants in London are over (i) 45 and (ii) 55; and what proportion of the total these figures represent. [133739]
§ Mr. HuttonThe number of general practitioners, hospital doctors and consultants in London broken down by age is shown in the table.
Hospital, Public Health Medicine, Community Health Services (HCHS) and General and Personal Medical Services: General practitioners, medical and dental consultants and hospital doctors England, as at 30 September 2002 numbers (headcount) of which: of which: All Doctors General Practitioners HCHS Doctors Consultants All age-bands 19,990 4,727 15,263 5,491 Under 30 3,823 187 3,636 — 30-34 3,667 559 3,108 91 35-39 3,242 646 2,596 982 40-44 2,637 750 1,887 1,310 45-49 2,063 654 1,409 1,086 50-54 1,858 713 1,145 895 55-59 1,538 630 908 682 60-64 831 357 474 364 65-69 281 201 80 68 70 and over 50 30 20 13 Percentage aged 45 or over 33.1 54.7 26.4 56.6 Percentage aged 55 or over 13.5 25.8 9.7 20.5 Sources:
Department of Health medical and dental workforce census.
Department of Health General and Personal Medical Services Statistics.