HC Deb 31 January 1997 vol 289 c399W
Mr. Chris Smith

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many(a) casualty and (b) accident and emergency consultants there were in each of the last five years. [13246]

Mr. Malone

The information requested is:

Accident and emergency consultants in England
Number
1991 220
1992 230
1993 250
1994 260
1995 290

Whole-time equivalents, rounded to the nearest 10; latest available figures; figures were as at 30 September in the relevant year.

Source:

Medical and Dental Workforce Census 1991–1995.

There is no specialty called "casualty".