§ 56. Mr. Rymanasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many consultants in audiological medicine, also known as consultant audiological physicians, are currently employed by each of the regional health authorities.
§ Mr. John PattenThe number and whole-time equivalent of consultants in audiological medicine employed by each English regional health authority at 30 September 1983 is given in the following table:
Consultants in the specialty Audiological Medicine: Analysis by Regional Health Authority showing number and whole-time equivalent of those in post at 30 September 1983 In post Regional Health Authority Number Whole-time equivalent Northern — — Yorkshire — — Trent 1 0.5 East Anglian — — NW Thames 4 2.5 NE Thames 7 4.6 SE Thames 1 1.0 SW Thames 1 1.0 Wessex — — Oxford — — S Western — — W Midlands — — Mersey — — N Western 1 0.5 London Postgraduate Teaching Hospitals 2 1.8 Total 17 12.1