§ Mrs. EwingTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will provide a breakdown of the number of current vacancies for consultants in each NHS trust in Scotland; and if he will make a statement. [29496]
§ Mr.Lord James Douglas-HamiltonThe information requested is not held centrally.
§ Mrs. EwingTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many doctors were in higher training for consultancy positions in each year since 1990. [29498]
§ Lord James Douglas-HamiltonThe information requested is shown in the table.
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Hospital medical senior registrars in Scotland at 30 September Senior registrars 1990 405 1991 403 1992 390 1993 424 1994 467 1995 479
§ Mrs. EwingTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many vacancies for consultants there currently are in the NHS in Scotland; how many of these posts have been vacant for six months or more; how many vacancies for consultants there have been in each month since 30 September 1995; and if he will make a statement. [29495]
§ Mr.Lord James Douglas-HamiltonThe latest information available centrally shows that at 30 September 1995 there were 201 consultant vacancies in the NHS in Scotland; 72 of these had been vacant for six months or more.
§ Mrs. EwingTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will provide a breakdown, by specialist field, of the current vacancies for consultants in the NHS in Scotland. [29497]
§ Mr.Lord James Douglas-HamiltonThe latest information available centrally is shown in the table.
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Consultant vacancies in the NHS in Scotland at 30 September 1995 Accident and Emergency 12 Anaesthetics 29 Laboratory and support specialists 9 Blood transfusion 1 Clinical chemistry 1 Haematology 2 Microbiology 4 Pathology 1 Medical specialists 46 Dermatology 1 General medicine (group) 21 Cardiology 4 Communicable diseases 1 Gastroenterology 4 General medicine 10 Nephrology 1 Respiratory medicine 1 Geriatric medicine 3 Medical paediatrics 14 Neurology 2 Palliative medicine 2 Radiotherapy 1 Rehabilitation medicine 2 Obstetrics and gynaecology 5 Occupational health 1 Psychiatric specialists 46 Child and Adolescent psychiatry 5 Forensic psychiatry 2 General psychiatry 29 Mental handicap 4 Old age psychiatry 6
Consultant vacancies in the NHS in Scotland at 30 September 1995 Radiology 6 Diagnostic radiology 6 Surgical specialties 31 ENT surgery 6 General surgery 5 Ophthalmology 5 Orthopaedic surgery 6 Plastic surgery 2 Surgical paediatrics 1 Urology 6 Public health medicine 8 Community Specialties 3 Community child health 2 Family planning 1 Dental specialties 5 Oral surgery 1 Orthodontics 3 Restorative dentistry 1 Total 201