HC Deb 03 November 1995 vol 265 cc484-6W
Mr. Barron

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many full-time cancer specialists are working in the NHS; in what specialties; and what were the corresponding numbers in each of the last five years. [40699]

Mr. Malone

The available information is shown in the table by grade for cancer specialties in England at 30 September each year.

Hospital medical staff by grade for cancer specialties in England at 30 September each year
Numbers
1989 1990 1991
Medical oncology Clinical oncology Palliative medicine Medical oncology Clinical oncology Palliative medicine Medical oncology Clinical oncology Palliative medicine
Senior registrar 10 60 0 10 70 0 20 70 10
Registrar 10 80 0 10 80 0 20 80 0
Senior house officer 20 100 10 20 100 10 20 100 10
House officer 0 20 0 10 0 10
Other staff
Hospital practitioner 10 0 10 0 0 10 0
Clinical assistant 20 50 10 20 50 10 20 60 10
Numbers
1992 1993 1994
Medical oncology Clinical oncology Palliative medicine Medical oncology Clinical oncology Palliative medicine Medical oncology Clinical oncology Palliative medicine
All staff 160 530 80 170 520 100 190 560 130
Consultant 50 220 20 60 230 30 80 250 40
Staff grade1 10 0 0 20 0 0 20 0
Associate specialist 10 10 10
Senior registrar 20 50 10 30 50 20 30 50 20
Registrar 30 80 10 20 70 10 20 80 20
Senior house officer 30 100 10 30 100 10 20 100 10
House officer 10 10 10 10 0 10
Other staff
Hospital practitioner 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Clinical assistant 20 50 20 30 40 30 30 40 30
1 Staff grade is a new grade from 1989. — signifies a zero value.
O = signifies a number between '0' and '5'.
All figures are rounded to nearest '10'.

Whole time equivalents
1989 1990 1991
Medical oncology Clinical oncology Palliative medicine Medical oncology Clinical oncology Palliative medicine Medical oncology Clinical oncology Palliative medicine
All staff 70 450 20 70 460 30 80 480 30
Consultant 20 190 10 20 190 10 30 200 10
Staff grade1 0 10
Associate specialist 10 10 0 10
Senior registrar 10 50 0 10 60 0 20 60 0
Registrar 10 80 0 10 80 0 10 80 0
Senior house officer 20 100 0 20 100 10 20 100 10
House officer 0 20 0 10 0 10
Other staff
Hospital practitioner 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Clinical assistant 0 10 0 0 10 0 0 10 0
Whole time equivalents
1992 1993 1994
Medical oncology Clinical oncology Palliative medicine Medical oncology Clinical oncology Palliative medicine Medical oncology Clinical oncology Palliative medicine
All staff 120 460 60 120 450 70 140 490 80
Consultant 30 200 20 40 200 20 60 220 30
Staff grade1 10 0 0 10 0 0 10 0
Associate specialist 10 10 10
Senior registrar 20 50 10 20 50 20 30 50 20
Registrar 20 80 10 10 70 10 20 80 10
Senior house officer 30 100 10 30 100 10 20 100 10
House officer 10 10 10 10 0 10
Other staff
Hospital practitioner 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Clinical assistant 10 10 0 10 10 10 10 10 10
1 Staff grade is a new grade from 1989. — signifies a zero value.
O = signifies a number between '0' and '5'.
All figures are rounded to nearest '10'.