HC Deb 28 November 1995 vol 267 cc607-9W
Mr. Milburn

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many(a) acute adult psychiatric, (b) adult rehabilitation and continuing care, (c) child and

Wte of Consultants by each speciality in the Psychiatry Group by Region per 100,000 head of population as at 30 September 1994
Child and adolescent psychiatry Forensic psychiatry Mental handicap Mental illness Old age psychiatry Psychotherapy
England 0.6 0.2 0.3 2.3 0.3 0.1
Northern 0.5 0.1 0.3 2.3 0.3 0.1
Yorkshire 0.5 0.1 0.2 2.3 0.3 0.1
Trent 0.6 0.1 0.2 2.3 0.3 0.2
East Anglia 0.7 0.1 0.3 1.7 0.4 0.0
North West Thames 0.9 0.2 0.4 2.4 0.2 0.3
North East Thames 0.8 0.1 0.3 2.3 0.3 0.3
South East Thames 0.7 0.2 0.3 3.0 0.5 0.1
South West Thames 0.5 0.1 0.4 3.0 0.2 0.1
Wessex 0.8 0.1 0.2 2.1 0.3 0.1
Oxford 0.9 1 0.3 2.3 0.4 0.3
South Western 0.5 0.1 0.4 2.4 0.1 0.0
West Midlands 0.5 0.1 0.4 1.8 0.4 0.1
Mersey 0.6 0.1 0.3 2.5 0.3 0.1
North Western 0.5 0.1 0.2 2.2 0.2 0.1
Special health authorities (inc Special Hospitals) n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
1 "Zero value".
n/a = "not available".

Wte of Consultants by each speciality in the Psychiatry Group by Region as at 30 September 1994
Child and adolescent psychiatry Forensic psychiatry Mental handicap Mental illness Old age psychiatry Psychotherapy
England 310 70 150 1,130 150 70
Northern 20 0 10 70 10 0
Yorkshire 20 0 10 90 10 0
Trent 30 10 10 110 10 10
East Anglia 20 0 10 50 10 0
North West Thames 30 10 10 70 10 10
North East Thames 30 0 10 90 10 10
South East Thames 30 10 10 110 20 10
South West Thames 10 0 10 90 10 0
Wessex 20 0 10 70 10 0
Oxford 20 1 10 60 10 10
South Western 20 0 10 80 10 0
West Midlands 30 10 20 100 20 10
Mersey 10 0 10 60 10 0
North Western 20 0 10 90 10 0
Special health authorities (inc Special Hospitals) 1 20 1 0 1 0

Figures are rounded to the nearest 101 Denotes "zero value".

0 Denotes figure is greater than 0 but less than 5.

England total does not equal the sum of the regions due to rounding.

adolescent psychiatric, (d) learning disabilities, (e) old age psychiatric and (f) psychotherapy consultant posts have been vacant in each of the last five years in each region. [2943]

Mr. Bowis

This information is not available centrally.

Mr. Milburn

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many(a) acute adult psychiatric, (b) adult rehabilitation and continuing care, (c) child and adolescent psychiatric, (d) learning disabilities, (e) old age psychiatric and (f) psychotherapy consultants there are in each region and per 100,000 head of population. [2945]

Mr. Bowis

The available information is shown in the tables.

Mr. Milburn

To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) how many(a) acute adult psychiatric, (b) adult rehabilitation and continuing care, (c) child and adolescent psychiatric, (d) learning disabilities, (e) old age psychiatric and (f) psychotherapy consultants there have been per 100,000 head of population in each of the last five years; [2947]

Consultants in the Psychiatry Group per 100,000 population
England—as at 30 September each year Whole-time equivalents (WTE)
1990 1991 1992 1993 1994
Wte Per 100,000 population Wte Per 100,000 population Wte Per 100,000 population Wte Per 100,000 population Wte Per 100,000 population
England total 1,840 3.8 1,830 3.8 1,840 3.8 1,880 3.9 1,880 3.9
Mental illness 1,120 2.3 1,110 2.3 1,130 2.3 1,120 2.3 1,130 2.3
Child and Adolescent psychiatry 330 0.7 330 0.7 300 0.6 320 0.7 310 0.6
Forensic psychiatry 70 0.1 70 0.1 80 0.2 80 0.2 70 0.2
Mental handicap 160 0.3 160 0.3 160 0.3 160 0.3 150 0.3
Old age psychiatry 80 0.2 100 0.2 110 0.2 130 0.3 150 0.3
Psychotherapy 70 0.1 70 0.2 70 0.1 70 0.1 70 0.1

Consultants data rounded to the nearest 10.