HC Deb 20 July 1977 vol 935 c633W
Mr. Hooley

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many doctors per head of population there are within the area covered by the Sheffield Area Health Authority; and how this compares with the national average for England and Wales.

Mr. Moyle

The numbers of whole-time equivalent hospital doctors, and doctors providing the full range of general medical services, respectively, in the NHS per 100,000 population are as follows:

Hospital Doctors* Doctors providing the full range of general medical services†
Sheffield Area Health Authority (Teaching) 90 40
England and Wales 59 44
*At 30th September 1976.
†At 1st October 1976.

The figures reflect the fact that Sheffield AHA(T) provides services to a population greater than its resident population.

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