§ Mrs. EwingTo ask the Secretary of State for Health, if she will list the number of consultant paediatricians employed per regional health authority; and what are the estimated required levels of staffing.
§ Mr. MaloneThe information in the table shows the number of paediatricians in each region together with consultant child and adolescent psychiatrists since these are also involved in the treatment of children. Although the Government encourage consultant expansion, it remains for local employing bodies to decide how many
Junior Doctors in Paediatric Group by Region and Grade Whole-Time Equivalent—30 September 1993 Region Senior Registrar Registrar Senior house officer/house officer Northern 10 20 80 Yorkshire 10 20 110 Trent 20 30 150 East Anglia 10 10 40 North West Thames 10 40 100 North East Thames 20 20 100 South East Thames 10 30 120 South West Thames 10 20 70 Wessex 10 20 70 Oxford 10 20 70 South Western 10 20 90 West Midlands 20 30 130 Mersey 10 20 80 North Western 20 40 130 Special Health Authorities 30 50 40 England Total 220 410 1,380 Notes:
1 Paediatric group consists of paediatrics. paediatric neurology and paediatric surgery.
2 Data rounded to the nearest 10.
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Hospital medical consultants by region whole-time equivalent—30 September 1993 Region Paediatric group Child and adolescent psychiatry Northern 60 20 Yorkshire 80 20 Trent 80 30 East Anglia 40 20 North West Thames 50 30 North East Thames 60 30 South East Thames 80 20 South West Thames 50 20 Wessex 50 20 Oxford 50 20 South Western 50 20 West Midlands 90 30 Mersey 50 20 North Western 80 20 Special health authorities 30 10 England Total 910 320 Notes:
1 Paediatric group consists of paediatrics. paediatric neurology and paediatric surgery.
2 Data rounded to the nearest 10.
§ Mr. EwingTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what is her latest estimate of the number of paediatricians currently in training giving a breakdown of the numbers per training establishment.
§ Mr. MaloneThe available information relating to doctors in training in the paediatric group is shown in the table.
Doctors in the speciality of child and adolescent psychiatry also treat children. At 30 September 1993, there were 120 senior registrars, 40 registrars and 10 senior house officers in this speciality in England— whole-time equivalent, rounded to the nearest 10.
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