§ Mr. Dobsonasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will give, for each year since 1970 and for each health and social services board, the total number of National Health Service consultants holding (a) full-time, (b) maximum part-time, (c) other part-time and (d) honorary contracts.
§ Mr. NeedhamThe information is given in the attached tables. It should be noted that:
- (i) it is not possible to give an accurate breakdown between maximum and other part-time consultants;
- (ii) only total figures for Northern Ireland as a whole are available for the years prior to the creation of the health and social services boards;
- (iii) in Great Britain clinical teaching staff hold honorary Health Service appointments, in Nothern Ireland they are appointed jointly by the University and the health and social services board. The numbers of joint appointments are shown in the tables;
- (iv) consultants whose sessions are split between different boards are shown under the one with which their major involvement lies;
- (v) dental consultants and community physicians are included.
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Health Services Consultants Year and Board Full time Part time Joint appointment Totals 1970 178 219 397 1971 195 217 412 1972 227 206 433 1973 235 202 437 1974 Eastern 143 159 302 Northern 40 20 60 Southern 27 19 46 Western 36 9 45 Totals 246 207 453 1975 Eastern 150 160 310 Northern 46 17 63 Southern 32 19 51 Western 39 8 47 Totals 267 204 471 1976 Eastern 160 111 45 316 Northern 44 16 60 Southern 36 16 52 Western 40 9 49 Totals 280 152 45 477 1977 Eastern 159 109 47 315 Northern 42 14 1 57 Southern 38 14 52 Western 41 9 50 Totals 280 146 48 474 1975 Eastern 176 106 53 335 Northern 44 14 1 59 Southern 40 13 53 Western 44 10 54 Totals 304 143 54 501 1979 Eastern 179 100 60 339 Northern 48 13 1 62 Southern 40 14 54
Year and Board Full time Part time Joint appointment Totals Western 48 6 54 Totals 315 133 61 509 1980 Eastern 184 103 65 352 Northern 50 10 1 61 Southern 45 7 52 Western 49 7 56 Totals 328 127 66 521 1981 Eastern 196 100 63 359 Northern 55 6 1 62 Southern 44 7 51 Western 51 6 57 Totals 346 119 64 529 1982 Eastern 201 99 68 368 Northern 61 4 1 66 Southern 46 6 52 Western 51 6 57 Totals 359 115 69 543 1983 Eastern 204 87 76 367 Northern 60 4 1 65 Southern 54 4 58 Western 55 8 63 Totals 373 103 77 553 1984 Eastern 200 101 72 373 Northern 60 4 1 65 Southern 53 6 59 Western 53 10 63 Totals 366 121 73 560 1985 Eastern 210 91 81 382 Northern 66 4 1 71 Southern 55 3 58 Western 54 10 64 Totals 385 108 82 575