HC Deb 23 October 1975 vol 898 c245W
Mr. Kilfedder

asked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what was the output of trained doctors from Queen's University, Belfast, Medical School in each of the last five years; and what are the numbers planned for the next five years.

Mr. Moyle

The information is as follows:

Year, output of Doctors: 1971, 90; 1972, 115; 1973, 106; 1974, 102; 1975, 108.

Year, planned output of Doctors: 1976, 115; 1977, 135; 1978, 134; 1979, 132; 1980, 134.

Mr. Kilfedder

asked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland (1) what is the estimated total cost to public funds of training doctors at Queen's University, Belfast, and the teaching hospitals, who have left Northern Ireland in each of the last five years after qualifying;

(2) how many doctors, who have been trained at Queen's University, Belfast, in each of the last five years, have obtained employment as doctors (a) in Northern Ireland, (b) elsewhere in the United Kingdom and (c) abroad.

Mr. Moyle

The information is not available, but a study is about to be undertaken with Government support by the Medical Faculty of Queen's University on the subsequent employment of its medical graduates.