HC Deb 14 May 1996 vol 277 cc433-5W
Mrs. Ewing

To 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-Hamilton

The information requested is not held centrally.

Mrs. Ewing

To 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-Hamilton

The information requested is shown in the table.

Hospital medical senior registrars in Scotland at 30 September
Senior registrars
1990 405
1991 403
1992 390
1993 424
1994 467
1995 479

Mrs. Ewing

To 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-Hamilton

The 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. Ewing

To 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-Hamilton

The latest information available centrally is shown in the table.

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