HC Deb 19 September 2003 vol 410 cc1312-3W
Dr. Evan Harris

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many junior doctors were in training in the NHS in England on(a) a headcount and (b) a wholetime-equivalent basis, in each year since 1990. [128931]

Mr. Hutton

The information requested is shown in the tables.

Hospital, public health medicine and community health services (HCHS) and general medical practitioners: doctors in training by grade; 1990–2002. England, as at 30 September
Numbers
All training grades Of which HCHS training grades
Hc Wte Hc Wte
1990 26,015 25,255.7 24,453 23,709.7
1991 26,874 26,151.6 25,235 24,529.8
1992 27,353 26,531.0 25,740 24,933.6
1993 28,057 27,236.3 26,528 25,731.7
1994 28,295 27,558.9 26,850 26,138.7
1995 29,510 28,739.7 28,106 27,364.5
1996 30,173 29,343.2 28,868 28,065.0

Numbers
Registrar Group Senior House Officer House Officer GP Registrars
Hc Wte Hc Wte Hc Wte Hc Wte
1990 10,345 9,700.4 11,165 11,056.2 3,126 3,120.7 1,562 1,546.0
1991 10,541 9,926.6 11,549 11,460.6 3,163 3,159.0 1,639 1,621.8
1992 10,732 10,076.8 11,865 11,717.8 3,143 3,138.9 1,613 1,597.4
1993 11,049 10,357.2 12,299 12,198.9 3,180 3,175.5 1,529 1,504.6
1994 11,213 10,592.3 12,541 12,459.3 3,096 3,087.1 1,445 1,420.2
1995 11,466 10,841.9 13,342 13,238.5 3,298 3,284.2 1,404 1,375.2
1996 11,385 10,716.8 14,213 14,084.3 3,270 3,263.9 1,305 1,278.2
1997 11,909 11,335.9 15,006 14,860.1 3,398 3,390.6 1,343 1,301.0
1998 12,131 11,559.2 15,221 15,042.2 3,496 3,489.5 1,446 1,392.8
1999 12,682 12,085.3 15,239 14,865.9 3,606 3,548.0 1,520 1,474.8
2000 12,730 12,198.9 15,501 15,322.4 3,691 3,683.2 1,659 1,597.4
2001 13,220 12,629.1 15,830 15,642.5 3,742 3,733.2 1,883 1,811.0
2002 13,770 13,031.1 17,135 16,912.0 4,010 3,989.0 1,980 1,907.2

(He) Headcount

(Wte) Whole time equivalents

Source:

Department of Health medical and dental workforce census.