§ Mr. Hardyasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what is the number and grade of merit awards currently made to hospital consultants in each area health authority.
§ Mr. MoyleThe table below sets out the distribution of distinction awards to hospital consultants, in England by NHS region and area health authorities at 31st December 1977, the latest date for which comprehensive information is available:
145W
A Plus A B C South East Thames Region Regional Health Authority … … … … 0 9 29 152 Lambeth/Southwark/Lewisham AHA (Teaching) … 9 32 74 99 Joint contracts RHA and AHA (T) … … … 0 5 14 17 Total … … … … 9 46 117 268 South West Thames Region Regional Health Authority … … … … 2 6 27 132 Merton/Sutton/Wandsworth AHA (Teaching) … 8 14 42 73 Joint contracts RHA and AHA (T) … … … 0 3 3 11 Total … … … … 10 23 72 216 Wessex Region Regional Health Authority … … … … 1 5 26 74 Hampshire AHA (Teaching) … … … … 1 12 30 59 Joint contracts RHA and AHA (T) … … … 0 0 0 1 Total … … … … 2 17 56 134 Oxford Region Regional Health Authority … … … … 1 9 22 74 Oxfordshire AHA (Teaching) … … … … 4 9 30 34 Joint contracts RHA and AHA (T) … … … 0 3 0 5 Total … … … … 5 21 52 113 South Western Region Regional Health Authority … … … … 3 5 26 92 Avon AHA (Teaching) … … … … 3 14 30 57 Joint contracts RHA and AHA (T) … … … 0 0 0 1 Total … … … … 6 19 56 150 West Midlands Region Regional Health Authority … … … … 1 5 34 130 Birmingham AHA (Teaching) … … … … 5 27 57 82 Joint contracts RHA and AHA (T) … … … 2 6 8 24 Total … … … … 8 38 99 236 Mersey Region Regional Health Authority … … … … 0 1 17 64 Liverpool AHA (Teaching) … … … … 2 12 37 43 Joint contracts RHA and AHA (T) … … … 1 2 13 23 Total … … … … 3 15 67 130 North Western Region Regional Health Authority … … … … 3 6 16 125 Manchester AHA (Teaching) … … … … 4 21 52 63 Salford AHA (Teaching) … … … … 0 2 9 15 Joint contracts RHA and AHA (T) … … … 1 4 6 14 Total … … … … 8 33 83 217 London Postgraduate Teaching Hospitals Contract with teaching hospital only … … … 13 24 53 67 Contract with teaching hospital and RHA/AHA (T) … 3 44 66 74 Total … … … … 16 68 119 141 Distinction awards are also given to consultants in the public health laboratory service, special hospitals and community medicine physicians.
§ Mr. Hardyasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many hospital
146Wconsultants are employed and what is the ratio of consultants per 100,000 population in each area health authority.
§ Mr. MoyleThe number of whole-time equivalent consultants employed in hospitals in England at 30th September 147W 1977 was 10,473. Information on staffing ratios at area health authority level is not collected centrally. The following table gives whole-time equivalent consultants per 100,000 population in post at 30th September 1977 at regional health authority level.
REGIONAL HEALTH AUTHORITY AND WHOLE-TIME EQUIVALENT CONSULTANTS PER 100,000 POPULATION * Northern 23.34 Yorkshire 20.86 Trent 17.14 East Anglia 22.55 North-West Thames 26.15 North-East Thames 26.19 South-East Thames 24.18 South-West Thames 22.21 Wessex 22.01 Oxford 21.59 South-Western 19.14 West Midlands 19.91 Mersey 20.49 North Western 22.08 * Including senior hospital medical officers with the allowance.