HC Deb 24 April 1989 vol 151 cc385-6W
Mr. Robin Cook

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many hospital consultants held(a) full-time contracts and (b) part-time contracts with the National Health Service in Scotland in (i) 1979 and (ii) 1988.

Mr. Michael Forsyth

The information requested is shown in the table.

Hospital consultants in the NHS in Scotland
Full-time Part-time1 Honorary Total
30 September 1979
Medical 1,327 274 267 1,868
Dental 27 6 38 71
Total 1,354 280 305 1,939
30 September 1988(provisional)
Medical 1,529 305 295 2,129
Dental 31 7 41 79
Total 1,560 312 336 2,208

1Including maximum part-time.