§ Mr. Foulkesasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will publish a table showing for the latest available year, in relation to general practitioners, dentists and hospital consultants (a) the total number employed or contracted on a full-time basis and (b) the number employed or contracted for each gradation of part-time service allowed for by the relevant contracts of employment.
§ Dr. VaughanThe information requested is in the following table: 497W
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NUMBER OF HOSPITAL MEDICAL AND DENTAL CONSULTANTS BY TYPE OF CONTRACTS HELD: AND NUMBER OF GENERAL MEDICAL AND DENTAL PRACTITIONERS* IN ENGLAND AND WALES AT 30 SEPTEMBER 1979 Part-time (number of sessions) Total Whole-time Maximum part-time 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Honorary Hospital Medical Consultants 12,522 5,297 3,380 1,809 57 136 130 238 36 21 17 9 1,392 Hospital Dental Consultants 494 151 95 44 — 4 3 12 3 7 7 — 168 General Medical Practitioners† 24,507 — — — — — — — — — — — — General Dental Practitioners‡ 12,758 — — — — — — — — — — — — * General medical and dental practitioners are independent contractors and the service they provide cannot be classified as part-time or whole-time work. † Includes unrestricted and restricted principals, assistants and trainees. ‡ Includes principals and assistants.