§ Mr. Robin CookTo ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will list, by grade, the numbers of doctors working for the National Health Service, including consultants with part-time contracts, for each year since 1979.
§ Mrs. Virginia Bottomley[holding answer 8 February 1990]: The information is given in the table: 807W
Hospital medical staff as at 30 September each year England 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 Percentage increase 1979 to 1988 All staff 39,859 40,757 41,169 42,147 42,709 42,728 43,495 43,992 43,957 45,574 14 Consultant 11,891 12,134 12,397 12,603 12,892 13,185 13,458 13,785 13,992 14,429 21 Associate Specialist 935 967 939 954 939 906 849 809 792 779 -17 Senior Registrar 2,724 2,855 2,935 2,951 3,084 2,988 3,132 3,253 3,215 3,182 17 Registrar 5,457 5,552 5,857 5,771 5,821 5,755 5,749 5,849 5,873 6,146 13 Senior House Officer 8,880 9,197 9,453 9,514 9,627 9,589 9,792 9,690 9,457 9,960 12 House Officer 2,610 2,654 2,716 2,710 2,826 2,773 2,838 2,813 2,790 2,862 10 Other staff 110 116 121 82 49 142 41 79 93 62 -44 Hospital Practitioner 601 725 845 848 882 903 845 850 894 853 -42 Para 94 appointments 6,651 6,557 6,556 6,714 6,589 6,487 6,791 6,864 6,851 7,301 10 Includes permanent paid and honorary staff.
From 1987 Senior Hospital Medical Officers with allowance are included with 'Other staff.
Community health service medical staff as at 30 September each year England 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 Percentage increase 1979 to 1988 All staff 5,885 5,981 6,035 6,171 6,331 6,156 6,145 6,032 6,297 6,155 5 Includes permanent paid and honorary staff.
General Medical Practitioner as at 1 October each year England 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 Percentage increase 1979 to 1988 All staff 23,062 23,674 24,359 24,835 25,341 25,788 26,190 26,529 27,023 27,420 19 Footnote:
Any staff holding appointments in these grades and additionally working as general medical practitioner (GMP) will also appear in the GMP table.