§ Mr. Ashleyasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many audiological consultants are employed by the National Health Service and in which regions and districts; and what has been the increase in numbers since 1979 and since 1983.
§ Mr. NewtonInformation on the employment of National Health Service consultants is not available centrally for all districts. Numbers of consultants contracts held by regional health authorities, district health authorities designated for teaching purposes, and special health authorities for the London post-graduate teaching hospitals are set out in the table. Some consultants hold contracts of more than one authority.
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Change/number 1986 1983 1979 1986–83 1986–79 Camberwell HA 1 1 — — +1 South West Thames South West Thames RHA 2 1 1 +1 +1 Wandsworth HA [Merton, Sutton and Wandsworth AHA(T) before April 1982] — — 1 — -1 Wessex Southampton and South West Hampshire HA [Hampshire AHA(T) before April 1982] — — 1 — -1 North Western Central Manchester HA 1 1 1 — — Salford HA 1 1 1 — — SHA/LPGTHs Hospitals for Sick Children 1 1 1 — — National Hospital for Nervous Diseases 1 1 — — +1 1 Some consultants hold contracts with more than one authority. 2 Figures for 1979 include National Ear, Nose and Throat Hospital. Other boundary changes may have affected some figures, but it is not possible to identify these.