§ Mr. Hooleyasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if she will published in the OFFICIAL REPORT the numbers of (a) general practitioners, (b) dentists, and (c) ophthalmists, working within the National Health Service at the most recent convenient date in 1974; and if she will give comparable figures for the some date in 1969 and 1964.
§ Dr. OwenFigures are not yet available for 1974 for these practitioners. The latest available figures for each category are given below:
(a) General practitioners 30th September 1973 21,360 30th September 1969 20,208 30th September 1964 20,559 (b) Dentists 30th September 1973 10,886 30th September 1969 10,250 31st December 1964 9,991
NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE HOSPITAL STAFF—ENGLAND (includes all hospital staff, staff of Regional Hospital Board headquarters, Mass Radiography Units, Blood Transfusion Centres and administrative and clerical staff of Boards of Governors and Hospital Management Committees) Total Doctors* Dentists† Nursing and Midwifery Professional and Technical‡ Whole-time equivalents Administrative and Clerical and other RHB staff§ Ancillary and other staff‡ 30th September 1964 … 461,876║ 15,025 460 199,650║ 25,791 38,700║ 182,250║ 30th September 1969 … 522,042 20,809 683 230,667 32,124 46,936 190,823 30th September 1973 … 584,188 24,829 742 266,991 39,098 59,462 193,066 * Includes honoraries but excludes locums and staff holding para 89 and 94 appointments † Includes honoraries but excludes locums and staff holding para 107 appointments ‡ Includes staff at Regional Hospital Board headquarters, mass radiography units and blood transfusion centres. § Includes all administrative and clerical staff, administrative medical staff, nursing officers architectural, surveying and engineering staff and other staff employed at Regional Hospital Board headquarters. ║ Estimate