§ Mr. Ieuan Wyn JonesTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many accident trauma specialists have been employed within each health authority area of Wales during each of the last five years.
§ Mr. Gwilym JonesThe available information, which relates to consultants in the specialty of traumatic and orthopaedic surgery, is given in the table. It is not known centrally how many of these consultants are accident trauma specialists.
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Traumatic and orthopaedic surgery consultants in post as at 30 September (whole-time equivalents)1 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 Clwyd 4.0 4.0 4.1 4.5 3.9 East Dyfed 3.9 3.9 4.9 4.9 5.9 Gwent 5.8 6.0 5.9 6.9 6.9 Gwynedd 2.4 2.5 2.0 3.0 3.0 Mid Glamorgan 6.0 6.8 6.8 6.8 6.8 Pembrokeshire 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 Powys 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 South Glamorgan 4.8 5.8 4.9 4.8 4.8 West Glamorgan 7.0 7.0 6.9 6.9 7.6 1 Excluding locums.