§ Ms PrimaroloTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what was the number of whole-time equivalent junior hospital doctors and the total wage bill in each of the last five years; and what are the projected figures for the next two years.
§ Dr. MawhinneyI refer the hon. Member to the reply I gave her on 20 April at columns76–78, for the available information on the junior doctors wage bill.
The available information on the number of whole-time equivalent junior doctors is shown in the table. The Department does not make detailed forward projections for the number of whole-time equivalent junior doctors.
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Hospital medical junior doctors 1987–1991 England—30 September each year whole-time equivalents 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 Senior registrar 2,865.5 2,865.4 2,980.3 3,270.8 3,399.4 Registrar 5,664.5 5,888.3 5,822.7 5,871.7 5,944.5 Senior house officer 9,371.7 9,883.5 10,563.3 10,800.9 11,210.7 House officer 2,782.1 2,861.3 2,938.9 3,013.7 3,052.5