§ Mrs. Margaret EwingTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list the total number of consultant paediatricians employed per regional health board; and what are the estimated required levels of staffing.
§ Lord James Douglas-HamiltonThe information requested is shown in the table:
Consultants in medical and surgical paediatrics as at 30 September 1994 for each health board area, whole-time equivalents (WTE) Health Board Area Whole-time equivalent Argyll and Clyde 5.0 Ayrshire and Arran 4.4 Borders 2.0 Dumfries and Galloway 2.0 Fife 4.0 Forth Valley 1.0 Grampian 10.3 Greater Glasgow 25.6 Highland 3.0 Lanarkshire 4.0 Lothian 17.5 Tayside 9.5 Scotland 88.3 The figures do not take account of consultants in other specialties with a special interest in treating children.
In general, consultants are employed by NHS trusts. There is no establishment set; it is for individual trusts to determine local needs.
§ Mrs. Margaret EwingTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what is the latest estimate of the numbers of paediatricians currently in training; and if he will give a breakdown of the numbers per training establishment.
§ Lord James Douglas-HamiltonProvisional figures for 30 September 1994 show that there were 33 registrars and 21 senior registrars in training in paediatrics. Of these, five registrars and one senior registrar were overseas doctors. Information is not held centrally on the numbers employed in individual NHS trusts.