§ Mrs. Renée Shortasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what is the regional distribution of resident paediatric registrars.
§ Mr. John PattenThe following table gives the number and whole-time equivalent of registrars in paediatrics in each of the English regional health authorities on 30 September 1983. It is not known how many of these registrars were resident when on duty (although I understand that this would probably be the majority).
Registrars in paediatrics by region, showing number and whole-time equivalent at 30 September 1983 Region Number Wte* Northern 21 17.6 Yorkshire 12 9.7 Trent 25 22.7 East Anglian 12 9.4 North West Thames 23 20.8 North East Thames 20 18.3 South East Thames 20 18.6 South West Thames 11 11.00 Wessex 12 11.5 Oxford 13 10.1 South Western 13 12.2 West Midlands 21 19.6 Mersey 18 17.7 North Western 24 23.5 London Postgraduate Teaching Hospitals 18 15.8 Total: England 263 238.5 * Whole-time equivalent.