Doctors (Hansard, 18 May 1977)

§ Dr. Vaughan
asked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will publish in the Official Report the main specialties of hospital consultants leaving the United Kingdom to work or reside overseas in the latest available period.

§ Mr. Moyle
During the year 1974–75, 75 consultants who left the grade in England and Wales stated that they were doing so with the intention of leaving the country. This represents 16 per cent. of those leaving the grade that year, and 0.6 per cent. of those in the grade at the end of the period. The main specialties involved, with the number of doctors in the specialty, were radiology, 12; anaesthetics, nine; mental illness (adult), seven; radiotherapy, five; general medicine, five; gynaecology and obstetrics, four; child and adolescent psychiatry, four; histo-pathology, four; traumatic and orthopaedic surgery, three; and medical micro-biology, three.
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§ Dr. Vaughan
asked the Secretary of State for Social Services what percentage of (a) consultants, (b) junior hospital doctors and (c) general practitioners employed in the NHS trained overseas; and what are the numbers in each case.

§ Mr. Moyle
Information on country of training is not available. At 30th September 1976, 1,753 out of 11,882 consultants—14.7 per cent—8,691 out of 18,256 junior hospital doctors—47.6 per cent.—and 4,101 out of 21,837 unrestricted principals in the general medical service—18.8 per cent.—in England and Wales were born outside the United Kingdom or Irish Republic.

§ Dr. Vaughan
asked the Secretary of State for Social Services what are the latest figures for the total number of doctors leaving the United Kingdom to

Period Doctors born in the United Kingdom or Irish Republic Doctors born outside the United Kingdom and Irish Republic

(1st October—30th September) Outflow Inflow Outflow Inflow

1966–67 … … … 1,030 580 1,390 1,870

1967–68 … … … 1,070 590 1,350 2,100

1968–69 … … … 840 520 890 2,100

1969–70 … … … 930 650 1,250 1,630

1970–71 … … … 850 530 1,510 1,450

1971–72 … … … 800 700 1,310 1,730

1972–73 … … … 1,010 630 1,230 1,760

1973–74 … … … 900 550 1,040 1,800

Period	Doctors born in the United Kingdom or Irish Republic	Doctors born outside the United Kingdom and Irish Republic
(1st October—30th September)	Outflow	Inflow	Outflow	Inflow
1966–67	…	…	…	1,030	580	1,390	1,870
1967–68	…	…	…	1,070	590	1,350	2,100
1968–69	…	…	…	840	520	890	2,100
1969–70	…	…	…	930	650	1,250	1,630
1970–71	…	…	…	850	530	1,510	1,450
1971–72	…	…	…	800	700	1,310	1,730
1972–73	…	…	…	1,010	630	1,230	1,760
1973–74	…	…	…	900	550	1,040	1,800