HC Deb 19 November 1997 vol 301 cc181-3W
Mr. Moore

To 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. Galbraith

The information requested is shown in the table.

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

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

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