§ Ms PrimaroloTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what is the number of consultant psychiatrists in each region and in London; and what is the number per head of population.
§ Dr. MawhinneyThe regional information requested is shown in the table. In inner London there were 205
Numbers of hospital staff in accident and emergency in the Inner London area and Thames regions–30 September 1991 Inner London North West Thames North East Thames South East Thames South West Thames SHAs House Officer 0 0 0 0 0 0 Senior House Officer 141 140 147 108 89 0 Registrar 8 6 7 4 4 0 Senior Registrar n.a. 4 6 5 3 1 Assistant Specialist 1 0 5 6 2 0 Staff Grade 3 9 6 3 2 0 Consultant 13 20 19 14 12 1 TOTAL 166 179 190 140 112 2 Notes:
(a) An element of duplication may exist in the above figures since doctors are entitled to hold contracts in more than one region.
(b) The number of senior registrars in accident and emergency in inner London is not available-contracts held at a regional level only.
(c) The consultant data for inner London do not include Newham and Haringey district health authorities, for which contracts are held at
612Wconsultant psychiatrists at 30 September 1991, or 8.8 per 1,000 population. These figures do not include data for the Newham and Haringey district health authorities, for which consultant data are not available, and exclude consultants working in the special health authorities.
Numbers of consultant psychiatrists by region England–30 September 1991 Consultant psychiatrists Consultants per 100,000 population Northern 116 3.8 Yorkshire 101 2.8 Trent 184 3.9 East Anglia 87 4.1 North West Thames 197 5.7 North East Thames 200 5.3 South East Thames 165 4.5 South West Thames 157 5.3 Wessex 107 3.6 Oxford 111 4.3 South Western 131 4.0 West Midlands 176 3.4 Mersey 98 4.1 North Western 149 3.7 SHAs 88 n/a ENGLAND 2,025 4.2 Notes:
(a) Figures calculated using unadjusted population figures.
(b) Since consultants are entitled to hold contracts in more than one region, an element of duplication exists in the above regional figures, in a element of duplication exists in the above regional figures, ie a consultant psychiatrist can be shown in more than one region. The England figures does NOT include any such duplications.