§ Mr. Gardnerasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what is the number of doctors currently available for casualty duties in hospitals in the Sheffield Regional Board Area; and what is the number required to meet normal establishment.
§ Dr. John DunwoodyFollowing is the information:
The total staffing of the Accident and Emergency departments in this area up to consultant level is as follows:—
Medical Assistants 16 Registrars 19 Senior House Officers 27 Part-time General Practitioners whose services are equivalent, in whole-time terms, to 4½ The additional numbers required to fill vacancies are as follows:
Senior House Officers 3 General Practitioners part-timers totalling 4 half-day sessions a week=half whole time equivalent of one general practitioner. In addition to these doctors, the departments are supervised by consultants whose main duties lie in other hospital departments, but it is not possible to quantify their services in terms of numbers of staff.