§ Mr. Sillarsasked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many full-time and part-time consultants, respectively, are employed in the Scottish health service.
§ Mr. William RossAt 30th September 1973 there were 1,080 whole-time and 359 part-time medical and dental consultants employed in the Scottish health service. In addition, 271 university staff had honorary consultant contracts with Scottish hospitals.
§ Mr. Sillarsasked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many full-time and part-time consultants, respectively, enjoy merit awards at the present time; and how many merit awards are held by those in the mental and geriatric sectors of the service.
§ Mr. William RossThere are 614 consultants currently in receipt of distinction awards in Scotland. This figure includes 301 whole-time and 153 part-time National Health Service consultants and 160 university staff who have honorary contracts with the National Health Service. In the specialty of psychiatry—which covers the mental health sector—there are 27 whole-time National Health Service consultants and eight honorary contract holders with awards. In the specialty of geriatric medicine there are236W six whole-time consultants, one part-time consultant and two honorary contract holders with awards.