§ Mr. Knoxasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many doctors and dentists were employed in National Health Service hospitals in each year since 1970.
§ Mr. HayhoeThe information requested, expressed in both numbers and whole-time equivalents, is set out in the following table.
National Health Service hospital medical and dental staff: England Staff as at 30 September Doctors Dentists Number Whole-time equivalents Number Whole-time equivalents 1970 23,478 21,338 944 671 1971 24,353 22,548 977 712 1972 25,469 23,657 1,006 739 1973 26,752 24,829 970 742 1974 27,576 25,618 1,022 789 1975 28,922 26,922 1,050 838 1976 29,719 27,686 1,062 853 1977 30,520 28,397 1,104 895 1978 31,515 29,293 1,136 926 1979 32,607 30,356 1,152 965 1980 33,475 31,431 1,163 976 1981 34,218 32,142 1,184 990 1982 34,585 32,594 1,215 1,028 1983 35,238 33,260 1,213 1,026 1984 35,338 33,416 1,243 1,061 1985 35,859 33,903 1,248 1,062 Note:
Figures exclude hospital practitioners and part-time medical and dental officers (clinical assistants).