HC Deb 09 February 1996 vol 271 cc393-4W
Mr. Barry Jones

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many consultant paediatricians there are in Wales; in which locations; and if he will make a statement. [13814]

Mr. Richards

Information on medical staff in the NHS in Wales is collected annually on the basis of the NHS trust or directly managed unit in which they work.

Provisional information on the whole-time equivalent number of consultant paediatricians in post on 30 September 1995 is given in the following table.

Whole-time equivalent number of consultant paediatricans in post on 30 September 19951 (a)
Number
Bridgend and District NHS Trust 3.0
Cardiff Community Healthcare NHS Trust 3.0
Carmarthen and District NHS Trust 1.0
Ceredigion and Mid Wales NHS Trust 1.8
Clwydian Community Care NHS Trust 2.0
East Glamorgan NHS Trust 4.0
Glan Clwyd Hospital NHS Trust 4.0
Glanhafren NHS Trust 3.5
Gwent Community NHS Trust 1.1
Gwynedd Community Health NHS Trust 1.0
Gwynedd Hospitals NHS Trust 2.6
Llandough Hospital NHS Trust 4.9
Llanelli Dinefwr NHS Trust 1.4
Merthyr Cynon Health Unit 4.0
Nevill Hall and District NHS Trust 2.0
Pembrokeshire NHS Trust 2.0
Powys Health Care NHS Trust 1.5
Rhondda Health Care NHS Trust 1.0
Rhymney Valley Health Unit 0.8
Swansea NHS Trust 3.5
University Hospital of Wales Healthcare NHS Trust 11.6
West Glamorgan—District and East Health Units 4.0
Wrexham Maelor Hospital NHS Trust 2.9
Total 66.6
1 Includes consultants in the specialties of paediatrics, paediatric neurology and paediatric surgery.