HC Deb 26 October 1982 vol 29 cc370-1W
17. Mr. Park

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services whether he intends to take any action to correct the under-provision of senior registrars in rheumatology in the area of the West Midlands regional health authority identified by his Department.

37. Mr. Gwilym Roberts

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services whether he intends to take any action to correct the under-provisions of senior registrars in rheumatology in the area of the West Midlands regional health authority identified by his Department.

Mr. Kenneth Clarke:

No. The numbers of senior registrar posts in rheumatology, taking England and Wales as a whole, are sufficient. It is for the West Midlands health authority to decide whether it requires additional consultants in this specialty, but there is no need for additional training posts.

42. Dr. Gilbert

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many senior registrars in rhemumatology are currently working in the West Midlands region; and how many should be working in the West Midlands region according to the national rate calculated by his Department.

Mr. Kenneth Clarke:

On 30 September 1981 there were three whole-time equivalent senior registrars employed in rheumatology and rehabilitation in the West Midlands region. This is equivalent to 0.6 whole-time equivalents per million population, compared to 1.4 for England and Wales. If the total number of senior registrar posts in this specialty for England and Wales were to be distributed among regions in proportion to their population, there would be approximately seven posts in the West Midlands region.