HC Deb 11 March 1963 vol 673 cc117-20W
Mr. Dempsey

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many hospital consultant posts he has approved in the last three years; what are the individual specialties of these posts, the respective dates on which they were approved, and the dates they were advertised; and how many individual posts are still waiting to be filled.

Mr. Noble

Eighty-two consultant posts in the following specialties have been approved since 1st January, 1960, 24 in 1960, 35 in 1961 and 23 in 1962.

Specialty
General Medicine 4
Dermatology 2
Surgery 5
Orthopædic Surgery 5
Neurosurgery 2
Dental and Oral Surgery 1
Plastic Surgery 1
Urology 1
Ophthalmology 1
Gynæcology and Obstetrics 6
Pædiatrics 1
Pathology 4
Bacteriology 1
Radiology 5
Radiotherapy 3
Psychiatry 6
Anæsthetics 17
Physical Medicine 1
Geriatrics 9
Child Psychiatry 3
Mental Deficiency 1
Biochemistry 3

Three of these posts have not yet been filled. The other information asked for is not readily available.

catch of salmon by stake nets, etc., on shore and in the rivers and by fishing boats at sea, respectively.

Mr. Noble

As the catches fluctuate the table below gives the catches of salmon and grilse for different methods of capture for each of the last five years. The figures for fish caught by fishing boat in the sea are estimates of the number caught by drift net.

Mr. Dempsey

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many consultants are employed wholly in Lanarkshire hospitals; what are the names of the hospitals; and what are the specialties involved.

Mr. Noble

Thirty-eight consultants are employed in Lanarkshire hospitals only, as follows:

Specialty Number of Consultants Hospital at which based
Anaesthetics 3 Law Hospital
Bacteriology 1 Law Hospital
Gynaecology and Obstetrics. 2 William Smellie Maternity Hospital, Lanark
1 Bellshill Maternity Hospital
Infectious Diseases. 1 County I.D. Hospital, Motherwell
Medicine 2 Law Hospital
2 Hairmyres Hospital
1 Strathclyde Hospital
1 County Hospital, Cleland
Ophthalmology 1 County Hospital, Stonehouse
Orthopaedic 4 Law Hospital
Surgery. 1 Hairmyres Hospital
Pathology 2 Law Hospital
1 Hairmyres Hospital
Psychiatry 4 Hartwood Mental Hospital
Radiology 2 Law Hospital
Surgery 2 Law Hospital
2 Hairmyres Hospital
1 Stonehouse Hospital
Thoracic Surgery. 2 Hairmyres Hospital
Tuberculosis and 1 Law Hospital
Chest Diseases 1 Hairmyres Hospital

32. Mr. Dempsey

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many consultants are based on Glasgow hospitals what is the nature of their specialty; and how many sessions of each respective specialty are provided in each hospital board of management area in Lanarkshire.

Mr. Noble

There are 365 consultants based at hospitals under the 12 Glasgow Boards of Management. Their specialties are:

General Medicine 55
Infectious Diseases 5
Venereal Diseases 1
Tuberculosis and Chest Diseases 11
Dermatology 7
Neurology 3
Surgery 45
Orthopædic Surgery 15
Neurosurgery 3
Thoracic Surgery 2
Dental and Oral Surgery 13
Ear, Nose and Throat Surgery 14
Plastic Surgery 2
Urology 7
Ophthalmology 15
Gynæcology and Obstetrics 27
Pædiatrics 16
Pathology 27
Bacteriology 12
Radiodiagnosis 20
Radiotherapy 9
Psychiatry 19
Anæsthetics 34
Geriatrics 3

These consultants give 39 sessions to Boards of Management in Lanarkshire as follows:

Coatbridge, Airdrie and District
Anaesthetics 4
Ear, Nose and Throat Surgery 2
Ophthalmology 1
Paediatrics 1
Radiodiagnosis 4
Urology 4
16
Motherwell, Hamilton and District
Ophthalmology 2
Paediatrics 2
Ear, Nose and Throat Surgery 11
Radiodiagnosis 2
Urology 1
18

Southern Lanarkshire
Ear, Nose and Throat Surgery 3
Orthopaedic Surgery 1
Radiotherapy 1
5

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