§ Mr. Ernie Rossasked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many consultants are employed in the National Health Service in a full-time capacity in the 125W following specialties: (a) geriatrics, (b) psycho-geriatrics, (c) psychiatry and (d) mental handicap; how many have applied for and been granted permission to engage in at least 10 per cent. private practice in these specialties; and if he will provide a breakdown per health board area.
§ Mr. John MacKayThe number of full-time consultants in post in the geriatric, psychiatric, including psycho-geriatric and mental handicap specialties in the Scottish health boards at 30 September 1981 are as follows. Although there are some consultants specialising full-time in psycho-geriatrics, no separate figures are available and general psychiatrists can also be involved in this work.
All full-time consultants are entitled to engage in private practice, provided their annual earnings from such practice do not exceed 10 per cent. of their annual full-time NHS earnings. No information is held centrally on the numbers of consultants who exercise this entitlement.
Geriatrics Psychiatry (including psycho-geriatrics) Mental handicap Grampian 4 12 4 Tayside 6 16 1 Lothian 7 26 — Greater Glasgow 15 41 1 Lanarkshire 4 13 — Forth Valley 1 8 3 Argyll and Clyde 4 14 — Ayrshire and Arran 2 5 2 Dumfires and Galloway 2 6 — Borders 1 2 — Fife 3 7 1 Highland 2 8 1 Orkney — — — Shetland — — — Western Isles 1 — — Scotland 52 158 13