HC Deb 11 July 1978 vol 953 cc481-2W
Mr. Hardy

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many A and A plus merit awards have been made to hospital consultants in the Trent region; and what is the number of these awards per 100,000 population in this region and in the health authorities serving the area of the Greater London Council.

Mr. Moyle

No separate figures are available for the health authorities serv- ing the area of the Greater London Council only, as his area is served in part by the four Thames health regions and the postgraduate teaching hospitals. The information requested—using comprehensive figures for the four Thames regions—is given below:

AWARDS
(as at 31st December 1977)
Trent Health Region Thames Regions
A Plus 3 71
A 30 166

POPULATION
(as at 30th June 1976—latest figure available)
Trent Health Region Thames Regions
4,517,700 13,935,300

AWARDS PER 100,000 OF POPULATION
A Plus 0.07 0.51
A 0.67 1.19