§ Mr. K. Robinsonasked the Minister of Health if he will state the number of consultants, indicating whole-time and part-time separately, under contract to each regional hospital board on 31st December, 1959, 31st December, 1960, and at the most recent date for which figures are available.
§ Mr. PowellFollowing are the figures for 1st July, 1960. The next corresponding figures thereafter will be for 30th September, 1961, and I will send them to the lion. Member when they are available.
Regional Hospital Board Whole-time paid (number) (a) Part-time paid (number) (b) Honorary (number) (c) Newcastle 124 291 5 Leeds 83 257 1 Sheffield 118 304 12 East Anglian 68 132 2 North West Metropolitan 173 568 32 North East Metropolitan 123 446 5 South East Metropolitan 132 478 12 South West Metropolitan 169 413 21 Oxford 57 167 4 South Western 79 286 8 Welsh 125 197 14 Birmingham 208 340 33 Manchester 93 379 11 Liverpool 68 248 25 Wessex 71 181 1 NOTES:
1. The figures exclude consultants holding locum appointments only.
2. Some consultants hold whole-time appointments shared between two or more regional hospital boards or between regional hospital boards and boards of governors of teaching hospitals: these consultants are included in column (a) under each of the regional hospital boards with which they are in contract.