§ Ms LynneTo ask the Secretary of State for Health if she will list the number of orthopaedic surgeons in England and Wales in each year since 1989.
§ Mr. SackvilleThe available information is shown in the table.
Data on medical staff in trauma and orthopaedic surgery in England at 30 September 1989 1990 1991 Consultant 717 755 776 Associate Specialist 53 63 72 Staff Grade 3 19 32 Senior Registrar 141 157 149 Registrar 387 387 385 Total 1,301 1,381 1,414 Notes:
1. Consultant, associate specialist and staff grade are career grades.
2. Information on senior registrar and registrar grades is included because they are doctors in higher specialist training.