§ Mr. Foulkesasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will publish a table for Scotland, for the latest available year, showing for each medical specialty the number of consultants employed, the number employed full time and the number employed for each gradation of part-time service allowed by the contracts of employment.
§ Mr. FairgrieveThe information is as follows: 527W
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SCOTTISH MEDICAL AND DENTAL CONSULTANTS BY SPECIALTY AND NUMBER OF SESSIONS—AS AT 30 SEPTEMBER 1979 Part-time Sessions Total WT 11 Max PT Hon 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Specialty: General Surgery 159 98 35 22 — — 1 1 — 2 — — Orthopaedic Surgery 95 65 21 8 — — — — — — — 1 Ear, Nose and Throat 49 31 16 1 — — — — 1 — — — Ophthalmology 59 25 27 4 — — — 2 — — — 1 Urology 27 15 11 1 — — — — — — — — Neurosurgery 15 10 1 4 — — — — — — — — Thoracic Surgery 13 12 — 1 — — — — — — — — Plastic Surgery 13 6 7 — — — — — — — — — General Medicine 195 122 31 41 — — — — — — 1 — Cardiology 11 7 2 2 — — — — — — — — Endocrinology and Diabetes 1 1 — — — — — — — — — — Neurology 16 9 2 5 — — — — — — — — Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics 8 — — 8 — — — — — — — — Gastroenterology 3 2 — 1 — — — — — — — — Dermatology 29 19 7 1 — 1 — — — — 1 — Nephrology 3 3 — — — — — — — — — — Rheumatology 6 5 — 1 — — — — — — — — Physical Medicine/Rehabilitation 7 6 — 1 — — — — — — — — Respiratory Medicine 37 34 — 3 — — — — — — — — Communicable Diseases 14 14 — — — — — — — — — — Sexually Transmitted Diseases 10 9 1 — — — — — — — — — Radiodiagnosis 113 99 10 3 — — — — — — — 1 Radiotherapy 27 25 — 2 — — — — — — — — Nuclear Medicine 1 1 — — — — — — — — — — Homoeopathy 2 1 1 — — — — — — — — — Medical Oncology 2 1 — 1 — — — — — — — — Paediatric Surgery 11 9 1 1 — — — — — — — — Medical Paediatrics 67 51 2 13 — — — — — 1 — —
Part-time Sessions Total WT 11 Max PT Hon 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Anaesthetics 216 179 25 5 — — — — 2 4 — 1 Gynaecology and Obstetrics 116 69 33 13 — — — 1 — — — — Accident and Emergency 8 7 — — — — — — — 1 — — Geriatrics 55 46 2 5 — — — — 2 — — — Psychiatry 181 154 8 18 — — — — — — 1 — Child Psychiatry 29 27 2 — — — — — — — — — Forensic Psychiatry 5 5 — — — — — — — — — — Mental Deficiency 14 14 — — — — — — — — — — Haematology 36 30 2 4 — — — — — — — — Blood Transfusion 9 8 1 — — — — — — — — — Pathology 107 52 — 55 — — — — — — — — Clinical Chemistry 27 14 — 13 — — — — — — — — Human Genetics 5 — — 5 — — — — — — — — Microbiology 57 36 — 21 — — — — — — — — Virology 10 6 — 4 — — — — — — — — Orthodontics 21 12 3 6 — — — — — — — — Oral Surgery and Medicine 29 12 3 14 — — — — — — — — Restorative Dentistry 21 3 — 18 — — — — — — — — All Medical Specialties 1,868 1,327 248 267 — 1 1 4 5 8 3 4 Total, All Specialties (including Dental) 1,939 1,354 254 305 — 1 1 4 5 8 3 4 Notes
WT = Whole-time consultants *who work full-time for the National Health Service, are paid on the basis of 11 sessions, and may not undertake private practice.
Max PT = Maximum part-time consultants *who have substantially the same National Health Service work commitment as whole-time consultants but in return for the right to undertake private practice, are paid on the basis of 9 sessions.
Hon = Honorary consultants are university-paid staff involved in the clinical care of National Health Service patients.
* These definitions relate to the contractual arrangements in force until January 1980.
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