§ Chris GraylingTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many(a) medical and clinical staff and (b) other types of staff were employed in the NHS in London in the most recently available survey of staffing. [133740]
§ Mr. HuttonThe number of medical and clinical and other types of staff employed in the national health service in London at the latest available date is shown in the table.
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Hospital, Public Health Medicine, Community Health Services (HCHS) and General and Personal Medical Services: Medical and professionally qualified clinical staff and all other types of staff in the London1 area England at 30 September 2002 Number (headcount) All London staff 1 186,755 All Doctors 2 19,990 Other Professionally qualified clinical staff 82,093 Other staff 84,672 1 Figures for London based on the North West London, North Central London, North East London, South East London, and South West London Strategic Health Authority areas and the London Ambulance Service NHS Trust. 2 Excludes medical Hospital Practitioners and medical Clinical Assistants, most of whom are GPs working part time in hospitals. Source:
Department of Health medical and dental workforce census