HC Deb 12 February 1992 vol 203 cc536-9W
Mr. Kennedy

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will list, by staff grade and specialty, the number of full-time equivalent medical and nursing posts available to health service hospitals for 1976, 1981, 1986 and 1991.

Mr. Hanley

The information requested is set out in the tables.

Hospital medical staff—Northern Ireland
Analysis by specialty and grade, showing number of staff in post and whole-time equivalent at 30 September 1986
Consultants SHMOS and associate specialists Senior registrars Registrars Senior house officers Pre-Reg House officers All grades
Specialty No. WTE No. WTE No. WTE No. WTE No. WTE No. WTE No. WTE
Accident and Emergency 7 7.0 9 8.6 2 2.0 1 1.0 38 37.0 2 2.0 59 57.6
Anaesthetics 87 84.0 8 7.2 17 16.0 22 21.5 27 27.0 0 0.0 161 155.7
Anatomy 1 0.5 1 0.9 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 2 1.4
Cardiology 15 14.7 0 0.0 1 1.0 4 4.0 8 8.0 4 4.0 32 31.7
Cardiothoracic Surgery 3 3.0 0 0.0 2 2.0 3 3.0 3 3.0 0 0.0 11 11.0
Chemical Pathology 1 1.0 0 0.0 2 2.0 0 0.0 2 2.0 0 0.0 5 5.0
Child and Adolescent Psychiatry 3 2.6 1 1.0 3 3.0 1 1.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 8 7.6
Clinical Genetics 1 0.6 0 0.0 0 0.0 1 1.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 2 1.6
Clinical Neuro-Physiology 1 1.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 1 1.0
Clinical Pharmacology 4 2.2 0 0.0 2 1.5 1 1.0 4 4.0 2 2.0 13 10.7
Dermatology 11 10.4 1 0.6 1 1.0 1 1.0 4 4.0 1 1.0 19 18.0
Ent (Otdrhindlaryngology) 22 20.5 1 0.6 3 2.5 7 7.0 12 12.0 0 0.0 45 42.6
Gen Med Spec Int Geriatrics 2 2.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 2 2.0
General Medicine 58 54.1 3 3.0 14 12.5 9 8.0 98 98.0 56 55.1 238 230.7
General Pathology 4 4.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 4 4.0 0 0.0 8 8.0
General Surgery 53 50.5 0 0.0 7 6.5 16 14.0 72 71.5 61 61.0 209 203.5
Genito-Urinary Medicine 2 2.0 0 0.0 1 1.0 0 0.0 1 1.0 0 0.0 4 4.0
Geriatric Medicine 16 14.4 7 7.0 5 4.5 2 2.0 16 16.0 4 4.0 50 47.9
Haematology/Blood Transfusion 10 9.0 4 3.1 7 7.0 1 1.0 2 2.0 0 0.0 24 22.1
Histology 1 0.2 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 1 0.2
Histopathology 16 12.9 0 0.0 9 6.5 5 5.0 5 5.0 0 0.0 35 29.4
Immuno-Pathology 1 0.6 0 0.0 1 1.0 1 1.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 3 2.6
Infectious Diseases 2 2.0 0 0.0 1 1.0 0 0.0 4 4.0 0 0.0 7 7.0
Medical Microbiology 8 7.1 0 0.0 1 1.0 5 5.0 2 2.0 0 0.0 16 15.1
Medical Oncology 2 1.1 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 2 1.1
Mental Handicap 6 6.0 8 8.0 2 1.5 4 3.5 0 0.0 0 0.0 20 19.0
Mental Illness 45 42.2 15 14.0 20 16.6 20 19.0 41 41.0 0 0.0 141 132.8
Nephrology 3 3.0 0 0.0 1 1.0 1 1.0 2 2.0 1 1.0 8 8.0
Neurology 4 3.5 0 0.0 1 1.0 1 1.0 6 5.5 0 0.0 12 11.0
Neurosurgery 4 3.5 0 0.0 1 1.0 2 2.0 1 1.0 0 0.0 8 7.5
Obstetrics and Gynaecology 41 36.7 2 2.0 8 7.5 15 14.0 74 72.5 1 1.0 141 133.7
Ophthalmology 14 12.4 13 9.2 1 1.0 10 10.0 6 6.0 0 0.0 44 38.6
Orthopaedics 21 18.7 0 0.0 6 6.0 4 3.5 6 5.0 10 10.0 47 43.2
Other Departments 1 1.0 1 0.6 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 2 1.6
Paediatric Surgery 3 3.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 2 2.0 6 6.0 2 2.0 13 13.0
Paediatrics 20 17.2 1 0.5 4 3.5 7 6.5 39 37.5 4 4.0 75 69.2
Physiology 4 0.6 1 0.2 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 5 0.8
Plastic Surgery 5 4.5 0 0.0 2 2.0 1 0.5 1 1.0 2 2.0 11 10.0
Radiology 36 35.2 1 0.5 5 5.0 11 11.0 2 2.0 0 0.0 55 53.6
Radiotherapy 5 5.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 4 4.0 5 5.0 0 0.0 14 14.0
Rheumatology and Rehabilitation 2 2.0 0 0.0 2 2.0 1 1.0 5 5.0 3 3.0 13 13.0
Thoracic Medicine 0 0.0 3 3.0 2 2.0 0 0.0 3 3.0 0 0.0 8 8.0
Urology 4 4.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 4 4.0
All Specialties 549 505.4 80 69.8 134 122.1 163 155.5 499 493.0 153 152.1 1,578 1,498.0

Note: This report excludes 'community medicine' staff and 65 staff on 'study leave'.

Hospital medical staff—Northern Ireland
Analysis hr specialty and grade, showing number of staff in post and whole-time equivalent at 30 September 1990
Consultants SHMOS and associate specialists Senior registrars Registrars Senior house officers Pre-Reg house officers All grades
Specialty No. WTE No. WTE No. WTE No. WTE No. WTE No. WTE No. WTE
Accident and Emergency 8 8.0 8 7.5 2 2.0 2 2.0 49 45.4 0 0.0 69 64.9
Anaesthetics 99 95.3 8 7.2 18 17.5 19 19.0 29 29.0 0 0.0 173 168.0
Anatomy 1 0.5 1 0.9 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 2 1.4
Cardiology 14 13.0 0 0.0 1 1.0 3 3.0 9 9.0 4 4.0 31 30.8
Cardiothoracic Surgery 5 5.0 0 0.0 1 1.0 3 3.0 3 3.0 0 0.0 12 12.0
Chemical Pathology 3 2.6 0 0.0 2 2.0 2 2.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 7 6.0
Child and Adolescent Psychiatry 5 4.6 1 1.0 4 4.0 2 2.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 12 11.6
Clinical Genetics 1 0.6 0 0.0 1 1.0 0 0.0 1 1.0 0 0.0 3 2.6
Clinical Neuro-Physiology 1 1.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 1 1.0
Clinical Pharmacology 4 2.2 0 0.0 1 0.6 1 0.5 1 1.0 0 0.0 7 4.3
Dermatology 12 11.4 1 0.6 1 1.0 3 3.0 3 3.0 0 0.0 20 19.0
Endocrinology and Diabetes 0 0.0 0 00 1 1.0 1 1.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 2 2.0
Ent (Otdrhindlaryngology) 22 20.5 1 0.6 4 4.0 5 5.0 16 16.0 0 0.0 48 46.1
Forensic Psychiatry 1 1.0 0 0.0 1 0.5 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 2 1.5
Gen Med Spec Int Geriatrics 7 7.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 7 7.0
General Medicine 60 56.1 2 2.0 10 9.5 8 7.5 104 104.0 67 67.0 251 246.1
General Pathology 1 1.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 1 1.0
General Surgery 52 49.0 1 1.0 8 7.5 20 18.6 66 65.0 66 66.0 213 207.1
Genito-Urinary Medicine 3 2.9 0 0.0 1 1.0 0 0.0 2 2.0 0 0.0 6 5.9
Geriatric Medicine 17 15.2 7 7.0 I 1.0 1 1.0 23 23.0 6 6.0 55 53.2
Haematology/Blood Transfusion 12 11.0 3 2.6 3 3.0 2 2.0 4 4.0 0 0.0 24 22.7
Histology 1 0.2 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 1 0.2
Histopathology 22 19. 2 0 0.0 5 4.0 6 5.5 6 6.0 0 0.0 39 34.7
Immuno-Pathology 1 0.6 0 0.0 1 1.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 2 1.6
Infectious Diseases 2 2.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 5 5.0 0 0.0 7 7.0
Medical Microbiology 12 11.1 0 0.0 5 5.0 2 2.0 2 2.0 0 0.0 21 20.1
Medical Oncology 2 1.1 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 2 1.1
Mental Handicap 7 7.0 7 7.0 2 1.5 0 0.0 2 2.0 0 0.0 18 17.5

Consultants SHMOS and associate specialists Senior registrars Registrars Senior house officers Pre-Reg house officers All grades
Specialty No. WTE No. WTE No. WTE No. WTE No. WTE No. WTE No. WTE
Mental Illness 45 42.6 13 11.9 14 12.0 8 7.0 64 63.0 0 0.0 144 136.5
Nephrology 5 4.1 0 0.0 0 0.0 1 1.0 3 3.0 2 2.0 11 10.1
Neurology 5 4.5 0 0.0 2 2.0 1 1.0 5 5.0 0 0.0 13 12.5
Neuropathology 1 0.6 0 0.0 0 0.0 1 1.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 2 1.6
Neurosurgery 4 3.5 0 0.0 1 1.0 2 2.0 1 1.0 0 0.0 8 7.5
Obstetrics and Gynaecology 41 38.0 1 1.0 7 6.5 17 15.5 68 68.0 1 1.0 135 130.0
Occupational Medicine 0 0.0 0 0.0 1 1.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 1.0
Ophthalmology 13 12.0 12 8.5 4 4.0 5 4.5 7 7.0 0 0.0 41 36.0
Orthopaedics 22 19.4 0 0.0 4 4.0 4 4.0 10 10.0 9 9.0 49 46.4
Other Departments 1 1.0 1 0.6 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 2 1.6
Paediatric Surgery 3 3.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 1 1.0 4 4.0 1 1.0 9 9.0
Paediatrics 21 18.8 1 0.5 4 3.0 8 8.0 48 47.5 0 0.0 82 77.7
Physiology 3 0.5 1 0.2 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 4 0.6
Plastic Surgery 5 4.4 0 0.0 0 0.0 2 2.0 1 1.0 2 2.0 10 9.4
Psychiatry of Old Age 2 1.6 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 2 1.6
Psychotherapy 1 1.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 1 1.0
Radiology 46 45.3 1 0.5 5 5.0 4 4.0 4 4.0 0 0.0 60 53.6
Radiotherapy 5 5.0 0 0.0 1 1.0 3 3.0 6 6.0 0 0.0 15 15.0
Rheumatology and Rehabilitation 5 4.6 0 0.0 1 1.0 1 1.0 8 8.0 1 1.0 16 15.6
Thoracic Medicine 0 0.0 3 2.9 1 0.5 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 4 3.4
Urology 4 4.0 0 0.0 2 2.0 1 0.6 0 0.0 0 0.0 7 6.6
All Specialties 607 563.2 73 63.4 120 112.1 139 132.7 554 547.9 159 159.0 1,652 1,578.3

Note: This report excludes `community medicine' staff and 60 staff on `study leave'.