§ Mr. MooreTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many consultant posts in the Scottish Health Service are unfilled at present; where the unfilled posts are located; and what was the equivalent position 12 months ago.[16169]
§ Mr. GalbraithThe information requested is shown in the table.
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Hospital medical and dental consultant vacancies as at 30 September 1996 1997 Trust/Health Board Total vacancies Posts vacant more than six months Total vacancies Posts vacant more than six months Aberdeen Royal Hospitals NHS Trust 10 5 5 4 Angus NHS Trust — — 3 — Argyll and Bute NHS Trust 1 1 2 1 Ayrshire and Arran Community Health Care NHS Trust 5 5 5 5 Borders Community Health Services NHS Trust — — 1 — Borders General Hospital NHS Trust 6 1 2 2 Caithness and Sutherland NHS Trust — I 3 — Central Scotland Healthcare NHS Trust 5 1 2 1 Dumfries and Galloway Acute and Maternity Hospitals NHS Trust 5 5 6 5 Dumfries and Galloway Community Health NHS Trust 1 1 1 1 Dundee Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust 2 — 2 1 Dundee Healthcare NHS Trust — — — — East and Midlothian NHS Trust — — — —
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Hospital medical and dental consultant vacancies as at 30 September 1996 1997 Trust/Health Board Total vacancies Posts vacant more than six months Total vacancies Posts vacant more than six months Edinburgh Healthcare NHS Trust 1 1 2 — Edinburgh Sick Children's NHS Trust 2 2 — — Falkirk and District Royal Infirmary NHS Trust 6 2 1 1 Fife Healthcare NHS Trust 2 1 2 1 Glasgow Dental Hospital and School NHS Trust 1 — 1 — Glasgow Royal Infirmary University NHS Trust 7 — — — Grampian Healthcare NHS Trust 12 4 5 1 Greater Glasgow Community and Mental Health Services NHS Trust 9 3 4 2 Hairmyres and Stonehouse Hospitals NHS Trust 2 2 2 1 Highland Communities NHS Trust 2 2 1 — Inverclyde Royal NHS Trust 8 5 3 3 Kirkcaldy Acute Hospitals NHS Trust 3 1 3 — Lanarkshire Healthcare NHS Trust 12 12 10 7 Law Hospital NHS Trust 10 9 9 7 Lomond Healthcare NHS Trust 4 1 — — Monklands and Bellshill Hospitals NHS Trust 12 4 10 7 Moray Health Services NHS Trust 3 — 6 — North Ayrshire and Arran NHS Trust 1 — 2 1 Orkney Health Board Unit — — — — Perth and Kinross Healthcare NHS Trust 2 1 1 1 Queen Margaret Hospital NHS Trust 3 2 3 1 Raigmore Hospital NHS Trust 5 4 3 2 Renfrewshire Healthcare NHS Trust 6 4 6 3
Hospital medical and dental consultant vacancies as at 30 September 1996 1997 Trust/Health Board Total vacancies Posts vacant more than six months Total vacancies Posts vacant more than six months Royal Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust 4 2 3 2 Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh NHS Trust 9 9 2 — Scottish National Blood Transfusion Service — — 2 1 Shetland Hospitals and Community Services Unit 1 — 4 4 South Ayrshire Hospitals NHS Trust 4 1 7 — Southern General Hospital NHS Trust 2 1 2 1 State Hospital — — — — Stirling Royal Infirmary NHS Trust 2 2 2 — Stobhill NHS Trust 1 — 3 Victoria Infirmary NHS Trust 2 1 3 1 West Glasgow Hospitals University NHS Trust — — 1 — West Lothian NHS Trust — — 3 — Western General Hospitals NHS Trust 6 1 3 1 Western Isles Health Unit 3 2 2 — Yorkhill NHS Trust 5 2 1 1 Total 187 101 144 69