§ Mr. Fernyhoughasked the Secretary of State for Defence how many consultants and doctors are employed in the Services; and what is the number who are full-time and part-time, respectively.
§ Mr. William RodgersThe numbers of consultants and doctors serving in each of the Services at 1st January 1975 were as follows:
Consultants Doctors Total Royal Navy 48 255 303 Army 146 377 523 Royal Air Force 86 371 457 Total 280 1,003 1,283 All these officers are full-time. The numbers include officers undergoing postgraduate courses, but exclude those undergoing training at a medical school under a medical cadetship scheme, or serving in pre-registration appointments after graduation from medical school.
In addition 164 civilian doctors are currently employed in looking after Service personnel and families. Sessional doctors are also sometimes employed on a part-time basis according to local need.