§ 112. Sir G. Sinclairasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many doctors from India or Pakistan are now in the National Health Service; how many have joined the National Health Service in each of the years since 1960; and how many of the latter have left the National Health service for private practices here.
§ Mr. EnnalsOf the doctors in the National Health Service hospital and general practitioner services in England and Wales whose countries of origin are known, there were at 30th September, 1967, 3,450 from India and 670 from Pakistan. The available information on the numbers of doctors from these countries who entered and left the National Health Service is as follows:
Figures for earlier years are not available, nor is it known how many of the doctors who left the National Health Service entered private practice.
India Pakistan Doctors in the Service at—30th September, 1967 but not at 30th September, 1966 960 250 Doctors in the Service at—30th September, 1966 but not at 30th September, 1967 630 180 Net increase 1966–67 330 70 Doctors in the Service at—30th September, 1966 but not at 30th September, 1965 870 240 Doctors in the Service at—30th September, 1965 but not at 30th September, 1966 600 110 Net increase 1965–66 270 130