HL Deb 17 December 1975 vol 366 cc1555-7WA
Lord TAYLOR

asked Her Majesty's Government:

How many consultants there are in the National Health Service in each of the following categories: general medicine (including neurology); surgery (including cardiac, cerebral, ENT

Total Consultants in National Health Service Consultants with Whole-Time Contracts
MEDICAL SPECIALTIES—ALL … … 3,644 1,649
General Medicine … … 1,233 405
Clinical Physiology … … 22* 11*
Nuclear Medicine … … 16* 8*
Rheumatism and Rehabilitation … … 174 78
Infectious Diseases … … 45 36
Diseases of the Chest … … 330 266
Dermatology … … 211 52
Cardiology … … 96 43
Genito-urinary Medicine … … 104 70
Nephrology … … 32 17
Geriatrics … … 339 300
Ophthalmology … … 422 35
Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics … … 12 Nil
Neurology … … 146 34
Clinical Neurological Physiology … … 35* 15*
Paediatrics … … 449 279

number of these used by NHS patients under contractual arrangements were as follows:

and orthopaedic surgery); obstetrics and gynaecology; pathology; psychiatry dermatology and remaining subjects; and how many in each of these categories are employed on full-time salaries.

Lord WELLS-PESTELL

At 30th September 1974, the numbers of consultants in the National Health Service in Great Britain were as follows:

Total Consultants in National Health Service Consultants with Whole-Time Contracts
SURGICAL SPECIALTIES—ALL … … … 3,994 873
Paediatric Surgery … … … 35 19
General Surgery … … … 1,095 182
Ear, Nose and Throat Surgery … … … 402 68
Traumatic and Orthopaedic Surgery … … … 670 132
Accident and Emergency … … … 80* 67*
Urology … … … 125 14
Plastic Surgery … … … 91 14
Thoracic Surgery … … … 120 51
Neuro-surgery … … … 97 38
Dental Specialties … … … 500 157
Gynaecology and Obstetrics … … … 779 131
PATHOLOGY—ALL SPECIALTIES … … … 1,522 868
PSYCHIATRY—ALL SPECIALTIES … … … 1,531 1,021
OTHER SPECIALTIES … … … 2,624 1,255
Anaesthetics … … … 1,608 670
Radiotherapy … … … 208 130
Radiology … … … 808 455
* England and Wales figure only: medical staff in these specialties are not counted separately in Scotland.