§ Mr. Penhaligonasked the Secretary of State for Social Services (1) how many consultants (wte) in acute specialities there are per 100,000 population in each regional health authority area in England and Wales;
(2) how many junior hospital doctors, in acute specialities, there are per 100,000 population in each regional health authority area in England and Wales.
§ Dr. OwenThe following table sets out the latest available information:
Regional Health Authority Consultants (Whole-time Equivalent) per 100,000 Population in Acute Specialties (1) Other Hospital Doctores(2) (Numbers) per 100,000 Population in Acute Specialties Northern 11.69 23.57 Yorkshire 10.05 22.04 Trent 7.15 19.63 East Anglia 10.56 19.17 North West Thames 12.31 34.16 North East Thames 12.26 32.96 South East Thames 12.30 29.41 South West Thames 9.09 23.46 Oxford 10.44 25.88 South Western 8.56 21.45 West Midlands 9.76 21.52 North Western 9.64 24.95 Mersey 10.56 26.31 Wessex 9.75 21.77 Wales 10.01 22.47 Notes:
(1)Comprising general medicine, nuclear medicine, infectious diseases, chest diseases, dermatology, cardiology, genito-urinary medicine, nephrology, ophthalmology, neurology, paediatrics, paediatric surgery, general surgery, ENT, traumatic and orthopaedic surgery, accident and emergency, urology, plastic surgery, thoracic surgery, neuro-surgery, gynaecology and obstetrics and rheumatology and rehabilitation.
(2)Excluding general practitioners working part-time in hospital.
(3)All figures 30th September 1974.