§ Mrs. FyfeTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list the number of vacant consultant posts in(a) mental illness, (b) child and adolescent psychiatry, (c) forensic psychiatry, (d) mental handicap, (e) old age psychiatry and (f) psychotherapy; and if he will give the number of vacant posts as a percentage of all posts in these specialties.
§ Mr. StewartInformation on the total number of vacant consultant posts is not available centrally. The table shows information collected about consultant posts which had been vacant for six months or longer in the year ended 30 September 1991, the latest date for which information is available.
Long-term vacancies in consultant posts by selected specialty; numbers at 30 September 1991.
Specially Number Long-term vacancies as per cent of all consultants in post General psychiatry 5 2 Child and adolescent psychiatry 2 5 Forensic psychiatry 1 9 Mental handicap 1 7 Old age psychiatry 2 29 Psychotherapy 1 11 Long-term vacancies are defined as established paid posts which have been unoccupied for a period of at least six months during the year up to 30 September.
§ Mrs. FyfeTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many consultant posts in(a) mental illness, (b) child and adolescent psychiatry, (c) forensic psychiatry, (d) mental handicap, (e) old age psychiatry and (f) psychotherapy, have been vacant for (i) longer than one year and (ii) longer than two years.
§ Mr. StewartThe information requested is not available centrally.