HC Deb 27 April 1994 vol 242 c217W
29. Mr. Gallie

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many doctors were employed in the NHS in Scotland in 1979; and how many currently.

Mr. Stewart

The number of doctors employed in the NHS hospital and community health services in Scotland, whole-time equivalent, was 5,613.3 in 1979 and 6,405.6 in 1993. In addition, the number of general medical practitioners, as a head count, was 3,190 in 1979 and 3,824 in 1993. The figures for 1993 are provisional.