HC Deb 25 October 1976 vol 918 cc71-2W
Mrs. Chalker

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many part-time consultants have applied to become full-time consultants in each of the last two years; and in how many cases this transfer has been possible and been granted by each health region.

1974
Region Orthopaedics Gynaecology and Obstetrics(1) Anaesthetics Paediatrics Accident and Emergency(2) Psychiatry(3)
Northern 38.3 51.8 93.9 27.5 6.0 73.8
Yorkshire 47.3 42.4 90.9 21.8 6.0 74.7
Trent 36.9 32.7 84.2 23.2 7.0 91.4
East Anglian 23.1 23.5 51.0 10.6 4.0 44.4
North West Thames 37.2 47.0 97.1 25.3 6.0 104.0
North East Thames 43.3 57.7 105.5 22.3 6.8 112.6
South East Thames 38.4 43.4 112.0 29.3 4.0 76.0
South West Thames 25.8 32.3 71.2 14.3 8.0 97.1
Wessex 30.7 30.7 66.9 17.8 2.0 68.0
Oxford 23.0 25.9 54.7 15.5 2.7 57.6
South Western 27.7 28.5 79.1 18.1 6.0 70.4
West Midlands 55.9 54.1 135.1 36.6 11.8 72.5
Mersey 25.5 25.5 61.3 17.5 5.0 48.4
Northwestern 47.0 46.2 107.2 31.0 2.0 68.1
Postgraduate Boards of Governors 7.2 5.1 29.3 14.9 Nil 33.1

1975
Region Orthopaedics Gynaecology and Obstetrics(1) Anaesthetics Paediatrics Accident and Emergency(2) Psychiatry(3)
Northern 40.3 51.8 96.6 29.6 6.0 77.6
Yorkshire 47.4 42.1 93.9 25.8 6.0 76.7
Trent 37.7 34.1 90.6 20.5 7.0 92.1
East Anglian 24.3 23.6 54.0 11.8 5.0 45.1
North West Thames 37.1 48.5 102.1 25.8 6.0 107.3
North East Thames 43.3 58.8 106.5 22.6 80 117.3
South East Thames 35.7 42.8 112.2 30.0 6.0 77.5
South West Thames 27.6 32.9 75.5 14.1 10.0 100.9
Wessex 31.2 32.3 68.9 18.3 2.0 71.9
Oxford 20.9 26.9 55.9 16.3 5.7 58.7
Southwestern 27.3 29.3 80.0 19.2 6.0 70.0
West Midlands 55.8 52.8 135.7 37.6 12.8 119.6
Mersey 25.4 28.9 68.3 17.6 4.0 51.3
Northwestern 48.1 48.9 109.7 32.3 2.0 70.8
Postgraduate Boards of Governors 7.5 5.6 31.6 15.2 Nil 33.6
Notes:
(1) Information on gynaecology and obstetrics is not collected separately.
(2) Casualty is now returned as Accident and Emergency.
(3) Psychiatry includes the specialties of Mental Illness (Adult), Mental Illness (Child), Mental Handicap, Forensic Psychiatry and Psychotherapy.
(4) Figures include Senior Hospital Medical Officers with allowances.

Mr. Moyle

The information held centrally relates only to contracts where transfer has taken place, and is not readily available. I regret that information with regard to the health regions is not centrally available in the form requested.

Mrs. Chalker

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many full-time equivalent consultant specialists have been employed in each health region in each of the last two years for each of the following specialities: (a) orthopaedics, (b) gynaecology, (c) anaesthetics, (d) obstetrics, (e) paediatrics, (f) casualty and (g) psychiatry.

Mr. Deakins

The following tables give whole-time equivalent consultants in post at 30th September of the stated year:—