HL Deb 24 February 1997 vol 578 cc79-82WA
Lord Ironside

asked Her Majesty's Government:

How many medical officers are serving in each rank and professional grade of the Territorial Army and other reserve forces.

Earl Howe

Information on the rank and professional grade of medical officers in the TA and other reserve forces is set out in the following tables:

Medical Officers on the Retired and Emergency Lists of the Royal Navy
Consultants Surg Capt Surg Cdr Surg Lt Cdr Surg Lt
Pathology 1 3 1 0
General Surgeon 2 3 0 0
Occupational Medicine 2 10 3 1
Gynaecologist 1 1 0 0
Orthopaedic Surgeon 1 2 1 1
Radiologist 0 4 1 0
Anaesthetist 0 8 2 0
Applied Physiology 0 3 0 0
Dermatology 0 1 0 0
General Medicine 0 5 1 0
Ear Nose and Throat 0 4 0 0
Accident & Emergency 0 3 2 0
Ophthalmology 0 1 0 2
Neuro Psychiatrist 0 2 2 0
Nuclear Medicine 0 0 1 0
Rheumatology & Rehab 2 0 0 0
Specialists/Registrar
General Surgeons 0 1 1 0
Occupational Medicine 0 4 1 0
Anaesthetists 0 1 0 3
Ear Nose and Throat 0 0 1 0
Radiology 0 1 0 0
General Medical Practitioners 4 16 36 12
Non-specialist
Occupational Medicine 0 0 3 0
General Duties MO's 0 1 13 6
Total 13 74 69 25
Royal Naval Reserve Medical Officers
Surg Capt Surg Cdr Surg Lt Cdr Surg Lt
Consultants
Neuro Surgeon 0 0 1 0
Occupational Medicine 0 1 0 0
Gynaecology 0 1 0 0
Orthopaedic Surgeon 0 1 0 0
Oramaxillofacial 0 0 1 0
Paediatric Surgeon 0 0 1 0
Anaesthetist 0 1 2 0
General Medicine 0 0 4 0
Accident and Emergency 0 0 2 0
Neuro Psychiatrist 0 0 1 0
Neurologist 0 1 0 0
Staff Grade
Accident & Emergency 0 0 1 0
Specialist/Registrar
General Surgeon 0 0 1 0
Gynaecology 0 0 0 1
Orthopaedic Surgeon 0 0 0 1
Anaesthetist 0 0 0 2
Ear Nose and Throat 0 0 0 1
General Practitioners 1 1 16 1
Junior Hospital Doctors 0 0 0 2
Total 1 6 30 8

Territorial Army Medical Officers

This table lists officers in medical officer posts in the TA's Field Hospitals, Field Ambulances, Parachute Medical Squadron, Ambulance Train Group and Field Surgical Teams. It does not include doctors filling posts as CO or 2ic of units or as Regimental Medical Officers with units of other Arms.

Medical Classification of TA Post filled Li Col Maj Capt
Anaes/A&E Consultant 6 2 0
Medicine Consultant 4 4 0
Surgeon Consultant 5 1 0
A&E Senior Specialist (SSP) or Consultant 2 4 1
Anaes & Resus SP/SSP/Consultant 7 22 7
Gynaecologist SSP/Consultant 0 5 1
Medicine SP/SSP/Consultant 2 5 2
Pathologist SSP/Consultant 0 6 0
Psychiatrist SSP/Consultant 3 3 1
Radiologist SSP/Consultant 1 3 0
Surgeon SSP/Consultant 7 19 12
Medical Officer 11 78 97
Neuro Surgeon 1 1 0
Ophthalmic Surgeon 1 1 0
Oral Surgeon 1 4 0
Total 51 158 121

Medical Officers in the Regular Army Reserve of Officers

Officers recorded as suitable for medical appointments on mobilisation.

Medical Category 2 Lt Lt Capt Maj Lt Col Col Above Col
Medical Officer 1 4 95 108 38 4 1
General Surgeon 0 0 4 7 16 3 1
Anaesthetist & Resuscitation 0 0 4 9 10 2 0
General Medicine 0 0 0 9 3 0 0
Pathology 0 0 1 3 4 1 0
Medical Category 2 Lt Lt Capt Maj Lt Col Col Above Col
Psychiatry 0 0 0 7 3 0 0
Radiology 0 0 0 3 5 0 0
Plastic Surgery 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Total 1 4 104 146 80 10 2

Royal Auxiliary Air Force Medical Officers

No. 4626 (County of Wiltshire) Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron RauxAF

1 Sqn Ldr—Consultant in Community Medicine

1 Sqn Ldr—Consultant in Urology

1 Sqn Ldr—Consultant Anaesthetist

8 Sqn Ldrs—GPs

1 Flt Lt—GP

12 Total

Medical Officers in the Royal Air Force Reserve of Officers
Flt Lt Sqn Ldr
Specialist—Surgery 1 3
Senior Specialist (SSP)—Medicine 1 1
SSP—Anaesthetist 0 2
SSP—Neuropsychiatry 0 2
Consultant—Neuropsychiatry 0 1
GPs 8 28
Total 10 37

There are no medical officers in the RAF Volunteer Reserve.

There are 216 medical officers on the RAF Retired List who could be recalled in times of "national danger" or "great emergency".