HC Deb 09 February 1996 vol 271 cc368-9W
Mr. Wilshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many paediatric consultants have been employed by the NHS in each year since 1991. [14459]

Mr. Malone

The information is shown in the table.

England hospital staff as at 30 September each year paediatric and paediatric Neurology Consultants
Consultants Number WTE
1991:
Paediatrics 789 723.0
Paediatric neurology 16 14.7
Total 805 737.7
1992:
Paediatrics 839 768.6
Paediatric neurology 15 13.5
Total 854 782.1
England hospital staff as at 30 September each year paediatric and paediatric Neurology Consultants
Consultants Number WTE
1993:
Paediatrics 917 842.1
Paediatric neurology 15 13.7
Total 932 855.8
1994:
Paediatrics 996 903.2
Paediatric neurology 13 11.8
Total 1,009 915.0
WTE = whole time equivalent.