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