§ Mr. Hannamasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many ENT consultants and physiological measurement technicians (audiology), respectively, are currently employed by each regional health authority in England.
§ Dr. OwenSome consultants and technicians have contracts with more than one authority and the regional figures, therefore, normally contain some duplication of numbers. To avoid this the table below gives information in terms of whole time equivalents at 30th September 1974, the latest date for which information is available.
RHAs ENT Consultants Physiological Measurement Technicians (Audiology) Northern 18.4 18.9 Yorkshire 22.1 35.5 Trent 18.5 21.6 East Anglia 10.9 10.8 North-West Thames 22.6 20.7 North-East Thames 23.1 26.0 South-East Thames 26.5 25.3 South-West Thames 17.0 15.7 Oxford 12.8 16.0 Southwestern 20.2 20.4 West Midlands 31.0 25.8 North-Western 22.8 30.4 Mersey 13.9 26.8 Wessex 19.2 17.9 Boards of Governors of London Post graduate Hospitals 12.4 13.2 Total 291.4 325.0