HC Deb 30 July 1997 vol 299 cc395-6W
Mr. Gibb

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many consultant geriatricians were employed in the NHS in each year since 1979. [10903]

Mr. Milburn

[holding answer 28 July 1997]: The latest available information is shown in the table.

Whole-time equivalent of hospital medical consultant geriatricians in England at 30 September each year from 1979 to 1995
Year Whole-time equivalent
1979 350
1980 370
1981 390
1982 400
1983 410
1984 420
1985 440
1986 480
1987 440
1988 460
1989 470
1990 490

Whole-time equivalent of hospital medical consultant geriatricians in England at 30 September each year from 1979 to 1995
Year Whole-time equivalent
1991 510
1992 530
1993 550
1994 600
1995 640

Notes:

1. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10.

2. Data for 1996 are not yet available. We expect to have information available in September/October.

3. The census is a snapshot at 30 September each year.

Source:

The Medical and Dental Workforce Census 30 September 1979 to 1995.